| Sonny James | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Loden |
| Born | May 1, 1929 |
| Origin | Hackleburg, Alabama |
| Genre(s) | country music |
| Occupation(s) | country singer/songwriter |
| Years active | 1953-1983 |
| Label(s) | Capitol Records |
Sonny James (born James Loden on May 1, 1929 in Hackleburg, Alabama) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hackleburg is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events May 3 - Francis Poulenc 's Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and orchestra is premiered in Paris Hackleburg is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In 2006, James was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Rise to Fame
Sonny James (Loden) was born on a farm into a family of musicians. By age three he was playing a mandolin and singing. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed At age four he joined with his "Mom" & "Pop" and nine-year-old sister Thelma "Sis" to perform on an area radio station. Ruby Palmer also joined the group and the singing Sonny Boy & The Loden family's popularity was such that before long they were playing theaters, auditoriums and schoolhouses throughout the southern United States. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive After years on the road, the two girls married and the family band dissolved in 1947. Events August 7 - Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La Bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania
In 1950, Sonny James joined a country group in Memphis, Tennessee, but his desire for a full-time career in music was interrupted by service in the Korean War. Events January 3 - Sam Phillips launches Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the After nearly eighteen months overseas, he was shipped home and discharged in the late fall of 1952. Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche d'une musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music, an explanation of his experimental James later headed for Nashville, Tennessee where, with the help of Chet Atkins, whom James had roomed with, he signed with Capitol Records. Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The company had him drop his last name of Loden, and as "Sonny James" he made his first studio record. While appearing on a popular radio show, the Louisiana Hayride, he met musician Slim Whitman. The Louisiana Hayride was a radio (later television broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport Louisiana, that during its heyday from Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa Florida) is an American Country music singer and songwriter James's performance on stage playing a fiddle and singing brought a strong crowd response and Whitman invited him to front for his new touring band. James stayed with Whitman's group for a few months before returning to Nashville to make further recordings including what became his first Top Ten country hit, That's Me Without You. Over the next few years, he had several songs that did reasonably well on the country music charts and he continued to develop his career with performances at live country music shows. He also did well on radio and then on the all-important new medium, television, where he appeared on the Ozark Jubilee and Ed Sullivan shows. Ozark Jubilee (later called Country Music Jubilee and Jubilee USA) was a Country music Variety show on American Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer
Height of His Career
Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" because of his polite demeanor, Sonny James recorded "Young Love", a 45 rpm single for which he would forever be remembered. " Young Love " is a popular Song, written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner and published in 1956. That was in 1957. Events January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. As the first-ever teenage country "crossover" single, it topped both the country and pop music charts. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres He gained more exposure with a television appearances on the very important Ed Sullivan Show. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, After leaving Capitol Records for the 1st time in 1959, Sonny James signed with National Recording Corporation. Events 1959 (date unknown Jimi Hendrix buys first Electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S. Early years National Recording Corporation was incorporated in Atlanta in 1958 His career also included stints with Dot (1960-1961), RCA (1961-1962), his second stint with Capitol (1963-1972), Columbia (1972-1979), Monument (1979), and Dimension (1981-1983). Dot Records was an American Record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Monument Records was a Record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. Dimension Records was a Record label founded in 1962 in New York City by Don Kirshner and Al Nevins owners of Aldon Music. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released
Sonny James went on to a long and highly successful career and in 1962 he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee From 1964 to 1972, Sonny James was a dominant force in country music. Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Beginning in 1967 with "I'll Never Find Another You" and ending with "Here Comes Honey Again" in 1971, Sonny James recorded 16 straight #1 singles in addition to 72 verified chart hits. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall James's career No. 1 total would eventually stand at 23, the last coming with 1974's "Is It Wrong (For Loving You). Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported "
The No. 1 streak record is a point of contention among historians. Country supergroup Alabama reportedly surpassed James's record in 1985 with their 17th No. Alabama is a Grammy Award -winning Country music band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles 1 song, "Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')," but the dispute stems from a 1982 Christmas single, "Christmas in Dixie. " Christmas in Dixie " is a Christmas song made famous by the Country music band Alabama. " The Christmas song peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in January 1983, in the middle of what is widely considered to be a streak of 21 No. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States 1 songs. Some sources, including the Alabama Music Hall of Fame web site, state that the failure of "Christmas in Dixie" snapped Alabama's streak before it could achieve parity with James's; others, such as Joel Whitburn's "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005", disregard non-No. Joel Carver Whitburn (born November 29, 1939 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is an American Author and music historian Events Jo Stafford launches her solo career Frank Sinatra begins his film career with the musical Higher and Higher Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 Christmas singles (such as "Christmas in Dixie") in determining chart-topping streaks and consider Alabama to have surpassed the record.
James was a guest performer on popular television shows, such as the Bob Hope Show, the Ed Sullivan Show and Hee Haw. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, For the EP by The Birthday Party, see Hee Haw (EP Hee Haw was a Television Variety show co-hosted He also made minor appearances in several Hollywood motion pictures and in 1969, Billboard magazine named him "Artist of the Year. Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "
Settling Down
In 1983, James retired to his home and wife Doris in Nashville, Tennessee. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
For his contribution to the music industry, James has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
In 2006, James was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and also appeared on TV for the first time in nearly 20 years, to accept his induction on the Country Music Association Awards, on November 6, 2006. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or the CMAs and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
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