[Dixielandjazz] Sonny & Cher was Louis Prima

[JBruno868 at aol.com]

I saw and met both of them when I was a teenager  before their first record 
came out when they where playing the teenage dance  circuit. Way to long ago. 
Sonny was also mayor of Palm Springs, CA. They also  had a popular TV variety 
show.
 
 
Jazz Hugs
 
Judie
 
 
In a message dated 8/24/2008 8:58:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:


On  Aug 23, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Marek Boym wrote:(polite snip)
>
> who  the hell are  Sonny and Cher?

Dear Marek:

Here is the short  version:

Sonny Bono and Cher were a married couple in Show Business who  rose to  
fame and fortune in the 1960s on the Pop music scene. Their  act was  
copied from Prima and Keely Smith. Then they  divorced.

Sonny went on to become a US Congressman from Palm Springs  California.  
He was the person who introduced the changes to the US  Copyright Law  
in this country which are often the subject of threads  on the DJML.  
That law, now in effect, is the reason why no songs  enter public  
domain for the next decade or so. He died in a skiing  accident in the  
late 1990s.

Cher went on to become a huge  presence on the world pop music scene.  
She also acted in several  movies, like "Moonstruck", "Witches of  
Easwtick" etc. She still  performs and is still fairly popular among  
the younger generations  even though over 60. She has won an Academy  
Award, an Emmy Award,  Several Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy.

Cher's recordings (including  those with Sonny Bono)  have sold more  
than 275 million copies  worldwide.

Other than that, she is a beautiful and very sexy lady at  62. Plus,  
her net worth is probably over a billion dollars  today.


Cheers,
Steve  Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband






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