
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 - Vocals, The Stamps
1972

Self (archive footage)
2026

Self - Band
1973

Guitar Player (uncredited)
1949

Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
1977

2002

Band Member
1948

1997

Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
2009

Self (archive footage)
1992

Self
1994

1997

vocals
2022

Self
1998

Himself
1995
Self - Vocals
1972

Himself
1997

Himself
1998

2006