Date of Birth: February 16, 1935
Date of Death: January 5, 1998
Cause of Death: Crashed into a tree whilst snow skiing near Lake Tahoe,
along the Nevada - California state line, age 62.
Final Resting Place: Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California (near
Palm Springs).
Claim to Fame: Sonny's first claim to fame was writing the hit 'Needles
& Pins' for the Searchers in the mid 60's. He later teamed up
with Cher to form Sonny and Cher. They had a huge hit in 1965
with 'I Got You Babe.' From there they had a string of hits
and later had their own variety television show. At one stage they
were the most recognised couple in America. The marriage broke
up in the seventies. They had one child, their daughter Chastity.
After the split up both went onto bigger and better things.
Cher continued to have sporadic music hits and later got into acting, scoring
a Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck. Sonny meanwhile got into
politics and after becoming the mayor of Palm Springs, California become
a U.S. Congressman. Check out 'I Got You Babe' and 'The
Beat Goes On' to hear Sonny at his peak.
Sonny & Cher with daughter Chastity from theit 70's 'Sonny &
Cher' TV show.
Sonny being sworn in as Congressman by House Leader Newt Gingrich.
