Country singer Sonny James dies at age 87
Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green bay, WI
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country singer Sonny James, who recorded romantic ballads like Young Love and turned pop songs into country hits, has died. He was 87.
James, whose given name was James Loden, died Monday in a Nashville hospice facility, according to a family friend, Gary Robble, who was also the lead singer of James backing band, the Southern Gentlemen.
James was known as the Southern Gentleman because of his gentle demeanor. He became one of the most successful country singers by the mid-60s, with 16 No. 1 records from 1967 to 1971. His other hits included Its the Little Things, Youre the Only World I Know and Ill Never Find Another You.
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Old Codger
(4,205 posts)the year that one came out I remember it well
Tom_Foolery
(4,691 posts)liberaltrucker
(9,130 posts)RIP, Sonny. Give Hank, Waylon, George, et al my regards.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Such a beautiful song and he sang so beautifully.
840high
(17,196 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)RIP, man who helped me through hard times. I love you, Sonny.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)The recording by American country singer Sonny James was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3602. It first reached the Billboard chart on January 5, 1957.
On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at No. 1; on the Best Seller chart, at No. 2; on the Juke Box chart, at No. 4; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached No. 2.
On Billboard's country music charts, it was a No. 1 hit for nine weeks, and remained the longest-reigning of James' 23 chart-topping songs on the chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 8 song of the year for 1957.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Love_%281956_song%29#Sonny_James_version
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)I grew up on a small farm in rural PA in the 1950s, listening to WWVA radio, Wheeling, West Virginia.
hamsterjill
(15,223 posts)My favorite was "Running Bear". May he rest in peace along with so many of his contemporaries.