Sonny Greer. Sitting and drinking coffee at a café in New York, 1975

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Sonny Greer sitting and drinking coffee at a café in New York, 1975.

Sonny Greer (by name William Alexander “Sonny“Greer) was an American jazz drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Duke Ellington. Greer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, and played with Elmer Snowden's band and the Howard Theatre's orchestra in Washington, D.C., before joining Duke Ellington, whom he met in 1919. He was Ellington's first drummer, playing with his quintet, the Washingtonians.

b. December 13, 1895 in Long Branch, New Jersey.
d. March 23, 1982 in Lenox Hill, Manhattan, New York.

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