- Sonny Greer was born on December 13, 1895 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures in Jazz (1949), Jazz Party (1958) and Jam Session (1942). He died on March 23, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 337-339. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Long-standing member of Duke Ellington's Orchestra from the early 1920's. Asked to leave the band in 1951 because of his inability to control his alcohol addiction.
- Had a reputation as a "smooth-talking, sharp-dressing pool hustler".
- Jazz drummer.
- Friends with Duke Ellington.
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