Sumner Lester (born November 15, 1924), better known as Sonny Lester, is a Grammy-award-winning music producer from New York City. He started his career as a musician in a big band jazz ensemble before being drafted into the U.S. Army. During the war he earned a Purple Heart and worked under Henry Kissinger, who was an intelligence officer at the time. Lester's recordings have been distributed over a number of labels, including Blue Note Records, United Artists, Capitol Records, Denon and CBS Records.
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15 November 1924 (age 100) New York City, New York, USA
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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