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Sonny Bono in 1966 during a performance. Sonny continued to work with Cher through the early and mid-1970s, starring in a popular television variety show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, which ran on CBS from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, his solo variety show, The Sonny Comedy Revue, ran on ABC for one season.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Sonny Bono? Sonny Bono started his career as a singer in the mid-1960s with then-girlfriend Cher. Their biggest hit was "I Got You Babe."
Jun 1, 2024 · Sonny Bono (born February 16, 1935, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died January 5, 1998, South Lake Tahoe, California) was an American songwriter, producer, entertainer, and politician who found fame in the 1960s and ’70s as part of the TV and music duo Sonny and Cher.
Nov 13, 2009 · The accident occurred when Bono left his family to ski alone on the afternoon of January 5. He was reported missing several hours later, and his body was found that evening. Police said Bono...
Sonny Bono was born on 16 February 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Sonny and Cher Show (1976), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Hairspray (1988). He was married to Mary Bono, Susie Coelho, Cher and Donna Rankin.
Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainment duo in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of spouses Sonny Bono and Cher. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector. The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965, "Baby Don't Go" and "I Got You Babe".
Jan 19, 1998 · The two married in 1964, and beginning with the sweetly simple love song I Got You Babe, recorded just a few months after they exchanged vows, Bono created a stream of hits for the duo. By the...
Dive into the incredible life and tragic death of Sonny Bono. From his early days in the music industry and iconic partnership with Cher to his unexpected transition into a successful political...
Jan 31, 2024 · Compilation of songs released by Sonny Bono between 1959 and 1962, under the pseudonyms Don Christy, Prince Carter and Ronny Sommers.
Sonny Bono. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, Sonny Bono (1935-1998) made a career out of reinventing himself. He played the straight man to his then-wife Cher, on the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in the 1970s and later served as mayor of Palm Springs, California.
Jan 7, 1998 · Entertainer turned congressman Sonny Bono was found dead Monday night. Bono died after hitting a tree and suffering head injuries while skiing at Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada...
Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was a recording artist, a producer, singer-songwriter, actor and politician. He was married to Cher between 1964 and 1975, during which time they formed the duo Sonny & Cher. Together, they had numerous hit records and singles.
Jan 7, 1998 · Representative Sonny Bono, whose unexpected career in Republican politics followed an equally unexpected -- and successful -- career as a singer and television star with his former wife Cher,...
Jan 7, 1998 · The 62-year-old Bono was the second celebrity in less than a week to die on U.S. ski slopes. Michael Kennedy, son of the late Robert Kennedy and a behind-the-scenes political activist, was killed...
Dec 7, 2020 · Sonny & Cher rode a rollercoaster of successes and failures. Together they topped the charts, danced on the edge of bankruptcy and became a television sensation. But they eventually split, effectively ending Sonny Bono's time as a star. After a rebirth in politics, his life was cut short by tragedy.
Jan 7, 1998 · Sonny Bono, a son of poor Sicilian immigrants who transformed himself into an unpretentious politician after his goofy act as Cher’s singing sidekick wore thin, died from head injuries when...
Dec 29, 2017 · Sonny Bono was killed 20 years ago Jan. 5 when he skied into a tree near Lake Tahoe without a helmet. His death still haunts his widow, Mary Bono
Feb 14, 2020 · Sonny & Cher were an American duo of entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in ...
Oct 12, 2023 · But by the time of Bono’s sudden death in 1998, any icy relations had thawed, thanks in part to a welcome apology from the singer-songwriter-turned-politician, Cher, who’s set to release her ...
Oct 14, 2021 · Cher is suing Sonny Bono’s widow over royalties to songs the pop icon made famous with her ex-husband as the musical duo Sonny & Cher. Cher filed a $1-million federal lawsuit Wednesday...
Oct 13, 2023 · Cher has spoken out about the apology she received from ex-husband Sonny Bono that thawed their icy relations. When the pair decided to part ways in 1975, following a decade of marriage, Sonny and Cher 's relationship was fraught with tension.
May 30, 2024 · Cher won her yearslong lawsuit against Sonny Bono's widow over royalty payments for songs like "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On." Cher sued Mary Bono in 2021, accusing her of...
Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Bono is out as a trans man.
