[Dixielandjazz] Sonny & Cher was Louis Prima

[Robert Ringwald]

And IMO she is a lousy singer.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Cc: <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Sonny & Cher was Louis Prima


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> 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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