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Sonny James

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The Resume

    (May 1, 1928-February 22, 2016)
    Born in Hackleberg, Alabama
    Birth name was James Loden
    Best known for the country-to-pop crossover hit ‘Young Love’ (1957)
    Recorded an additional 25 #1 country singles: ‘You’re the Only World I Know,’ (1964), ‘Behind the Tear’ (1965), ‘Take Good Care of Her’ (1966), ‘Need You’ (1967), ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’ (1967), ‘It’s the Little Things’ (1967), ‘A World of Our Own’ (1968), ‘Heaven Says Hello’ (1968), ‘Born to Be with You’ (1968), ‘Only the Lonely’ (1969), ‘Running Bear’ (1969), ‘Since I Met You Baby’ (1969), ‘It’s Just a Matter of Time’ (1969), ‘My Love’ (1970), ‘Don’t Keep Me Hanging On’ (1970), ‘Endlessly’ (1970), ‘Empty Arms’ (1971), ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ (1971), ‘Here Come Honey Again’ (1971), ‘That’s Why I Love You Like I Do’ (1972), ‘When the Snow Is on the Roses’ (1972) and ‘Is It Wrong (For Loving You)’ (1974)
    Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2006)
    Nicknamed ‘the Southern Gentleman’

Why he might be annoying:

    He graduated from high school a year late due the large number of classes he missed while touring as a teen.
    He originally performed as Sonny Loden until Capitol Records exec Ken Nelson decided, ‘The smallest child can remember Sonny James.’
    He produced Marie Osmond’s first single, ‘Paper Rose’ (1973), thus inflicting her music career on the public.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won several fiddling contests in his teens.
    He served in the Korean War with his National Guard unit.
    From 1967 to 1971, he released sixteen consecutive singles that became #1 country hits, a record for any of Billboard’s charts.
    He and Bobbie Gentry were the first hosts of the CMA Awards show (1967).
    He and Doris Shrode were married for 58 years until his death.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 49 Votes: 59.18% Annoying