Sonny Emory (born December 23, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, drummer and percussionist.

He has also worked with artists such as Bruce Hornsby,[1] Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Bette Midler and Lee Ritenour.

[5][2] At first Emory played the drums on guitarist Bruce Hampton's 1987 album Arkansas and then upon keyboardist Joe Sample's 1987 LP Roles.

[6] Emory also featured on George Howard's 1993 LP When Summer Comes, Bobby Lyle's 1994 album Rhythm Stories, Everette Harp's 1994 LP Common Ground and the Urban Knights 1997 album Urban Knights II.

[1] Emory lectures as an adjunct professor in Applied Percussion at Georgia State University.