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.

KNOWN FOR

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
1973
Quick on the Trigger
1948
Elvis In Concert Remastered
2009
Elvis: The Lost Performances
1992
Challenge of the Range
1949
Elvis on Tour
1972
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
1972
All Day Singing at The Dome
1998
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
2022
The Elvis I Knew
1994
This Is My Story
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
20
2026
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
as vocals
2009
Elvis In Concert Remastered
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
2006
Sunday Meetin' Time
2005
A Tribute To George Younce
2002
Kennedy Center Homecoming
1998
Atlanta Homecoming
as Himself
1998
All Day Singing at The Dome
as Self
1997
This Is My Story
as Himself
1997
Feelin' At Home
1997
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
1995
The Sweetest Song I Know
as Himself
1994
The Elvis I Knew
as Self
1992
Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)
1977
Elvis in Concert
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
1973
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
as Self - Band
1972
Elvis on Tour
as Self - Vocals, The Stamps
1972
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self - Vocals
1949
Challenge of the Range
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
1948
Quick on the Trigger
as Band Member