Sonny's Page


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Sonny LaRosa in front of the Orpheum Sonny LaRosa,
in front of the Orpheum
At the time he was playing with
the Chuck Foster Orchestra

sharing the stage with:

Ish Kabibble
Ish Kabibble,
Trumpeter and novelty singer

and

Mike Douglas with Lana Turner

Mike Douglas, (born Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr)

(not to be confused with Mike Douglass)

pictured here with Lana Turner


Ish Kabibble, Sonny & Mike Douglas

 



A letter from the Office Of The Vice President


Sonny's scholarship invitation



Sonny


Aunt Mary, Tony Bennett and Sonny

 


Sonny with Roberta Flack

 


Sonny and John Pizzarelli at a jazz fest

 


Sonny and his son, Mark playing a gig


Sonny LaRosa & Frank Malfitano

 
Wynton Marsalis backstage
Ruth Eckerd Hall where he
greeted Sonny and his Kids



Sonny with English actress,
Ann Blyth



Nat Hentoff devotes a
whole chapter of his
book "American
Music Is"
to Sonny
and the Band



A Sketch of the
first music store ever
in Southold, Long Island, NY



Sonny LaRosa's
Music Studios


A letter from a President

 
LaRosa meets LaRosa



Sonny's family

 



Left: Friends and fans greet Sonny
Right: Noted drummer, Johnny Blowers (left) and Sonny's lifelong friend and favorite clarinetist Dr. Ron Odrich visit him at his World Trade Center concert in 1999


Listen to Sonny playing Imagination



(Control buttons work like a regular audio player)