Sonny James
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-05-01 in Hackleburg, Alabama, USA
Died
2016-02-22
Biography
Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard #1 singles among his 26 #1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
American Bandstand
as Self
Donny & Marie
as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
Las Vegas Hillbillys
as Sonny James
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Himself
That Good Old Nashville Music
as Self
Nashville Rebel
as Himself
Opry Video Classics: Love Songs
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
as Himself (archive footage)