{"id":2000,"date":"2016-02-24T11:09:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bear-family.de\/blog\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2016-02-24T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T11:09:34","slug":"sonny-james-died-monday-february-22-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bear-family.de\/bear-family-records-blog\/2016\/02\/24\/sonny-james-died-monday-february-22-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonny James, died Monday, February 22, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame member,<\/span>
\n

\"Sonny<\/a>

Sonny James<\/p><\/div>
\nof natural causes at Nashville’s Alive Hospice. He was 87.<\/span>
\nSonny James<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHe will be best remembered for his 1957 hit song\u00a0Young Love<\/em>, which was considered to be the first teenage country crossover single. The song topped both the pop and country charts. James was also known as the Southern Gentleman for his polite personality.
\nAfter that hit song, James‘ career took a bit of a downturn until he joined up with a new backing band that he called The Southern Gentlemen in 1964. He then had his second No. 1 song with\u00a0You’re the Only World I Know.<\/em>
\nBeginning in 1967 with the song\u00a0Need You<\/em>\u00a0and ending with\u00a0Here Comes Honey Again<\/em>\u00a0in 1971, James recorded 16 straight No. 1 country singles. He had 26 No. 1 songs in his career; the last one came in 1974 with\u00a0Is It Wrong (For Loving You).<\/em>\u00a0He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 along with his backing band The Southern Gentlemen.
\nJames helped launch the career of Marie Osmond and produced her first three albums including her hit song\u00a0P
\naper Roses<\/em>.
\n<\/span>More info\u00a0http:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/newszapfl\/obituary.aspx?pid=177811888#sthash.QHKiWBh5.dpuf<\/a><\/p>\n

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