Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer.
Sonny Burke
The Duke Ambassadors was a student-run jazz big band, active at Duke University from 1934 to 1964. Student-run big bands began again in 1969 as the Duke Stage Band and from 1971 to 1974 as the Duke Jazz Ensemble. From 1974 to the present, professional musician-educators have led the Duke Jazz Ensemble.
The Duke Ambassadors performing in 1958
George "Jelly" Leftwich and His Blue Devils in the late 1920s
Les Brown and His Blue Devils performing in the 1930s
The Duke Ambassadors performing in 1937