Sonny Payne - a great drummer

Sonny Payne - a great drummer

"A great drummer - Sonny Payne, after several years of sparking the Count Basic Band and a short stint behind Frank Sinatra, recently joined the Don Cunningham show to spotlight his world acclaimed drum talents.
Payne has been drumming since the tender age of 3 when his father, renown jazz drummer Chris Columbus, introduced him to a drumstick at the age when most youngsters are still drumming with a rattle. In 1945, when daddy Chris Columbus fave up leadership of the group at Small's Paradise, famed Harlem nightclub, Sonny took over..."

Payne, Sonny, 1926-1979; Drummers (Musicians); Drum set

Dec-1974

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Payne, Sonny

D0010647
Acc. no.: 25322

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) charges a usage fee based on its ownership of the physical materials in its collections. This fee represents no claim to copyright or the issuance of permission as the copyright holder. The NLJ will only issue permission for use under copyright, when the copyright is owned to the NLJ; or such permission through the rights owner is agreed upon, for the NLJ to contractually issue permissions on one’s behalf.

Payment of the usage fee does not constitute, and should not be viewed therefore, as permission by copyright holder to reproduce works that are copyrighted. Users are responsible for determining if the use they intend to make, invades copyright, rights to privacy, or other rights.

JPEG

Photograph