Sonny Emory - drummer extraordinaire! Hard to say he’s not the best drummer I've ever seen.

Sonny Emory, a drummer like no other! Sit back and enjoy his extraordinary talents across a range of styles and genres. The man is a beast! Sonny Emory is right up there with the best drummers you can think of.

Sonny has played with Joe Sample & The Crusaders, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Boz Scaggs, the B-52’s, Steely Dan, Lee Ritenour, Eric Clapton, Spyro Gyra, Al Jarreau, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn & Bette Midler, to name just a few.

Sonny’s website is here: https://www.sonnyemory.com/

0:00:00 Drum solo from “Let’s Groove” with Earth, Wind & Fire, Japan 1990
Full clip here:    • Earth Wind And Fire  
Full album here:    • Let’s Groove (Live)  
0:00:19 Drum solo with Earth, Wind & Fire, Montreux 1997
Full clip here:    • Drum solo by Sonny Emory of Earth Win...  
0:02:01 “King Of The Hill”, Sonny Emory on cajon with Bruce Hornsby 2014
Full clip here:    • Bruce Hornsby & Sonny Emory - "King o...  
0:02:24 Drum solo from “Lay It Down” with Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Montreux, 2011
Full clip here:    • Sonny Emory: DRUM SOLO with Lee Riten...  
0:05:10 Drum solo with Jeff Lorber Fusion, Dortmund, 2011
Full clip here:    • SONNY EMORY Drum Solo with Jeff Lorbe...  
0:06:31 “King Of The Hill / Backhand / Big Boss Man” with Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis & Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) at Gathering Of The Vibes, Connecticut, 22 Nov 2012
Full clip here:    • Weir, Hornsby, and Marsalis Perform "...  
0:09:52 Sonny Emory on Drumeo - Linear Concepts & Flamercises. This solo will blow your mind!
Full clip here:    • Linear Concepts & Flamercises | Sonny...  
0:16:33 Sonny Emory performs “Slinky”, Atlanta Institute of Music, 5 April 2013
Full clip here:    • Sonny Emory performs "Slinky"  
0:19:41 Drum solo from “Lay It Down” with Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, 1 Mar 2013
Full clip here:    • The best drum solo in the world ft So...  
0:22:28 Drum solo with Jeff Lorber Trio in Europe, 2023
Full clip here:    • Jeff Lorber Trio feat. Jimmy Haslip &...  
0:24:20 Sonny Emory at the Crown Guitar Festival (COCGF), Montana, 2015
Full clip here:    • Sonny Emory Drum Solo // Live at the ...  
0:26:15 Sonny Emory’s Cachet performs “Frankenstein” at the Vista Room, Georgia, 28 Feb 2019
Full clip here:    • Sonny Emory's Cachet - Frankenstein @...  
0:31:09 Sonny Emory drum solo for Yamaha, 14 Nov 2023
Full clip here:    • Yamaha | Sonny Emory Drum Solo | Live...