
John Daniel "J. D." Sumner was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his bass voice. Sumner sings the final note on the Elvis Presley song "Way Down", a C1. His vocal range extended below the lowest playable note on the piano, reaching the note G0 in a 26-second vocal slide at a concert while singing backing vocals for Presley. There are some claiming he reached an Eb0 in a recorded live concert while singing with the Blackwood Brothers, however this cannot be verified. He was famous for his group J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet and his associations with the Blackwood Brothers and Elvis Presley.


Self (archive footage)
2026

Self (archive footage)
2026

Self - Vocals, The Stamps
1972

Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
2009

Self - Band
1973

Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
1977

Band Member
1948

Guitar Player (uncredited)
1949

2002

Himself
1998

1997

1997

Self
1998

Himself
1997

Self (archive footage)
1992

Himself
1995

Self
1994

vocals
2022
Self - Vocals
1972

2006