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Sonny and Cher

American musical duo

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Sonny and Cher were an American pop music and television duo who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. The duo consisted of Sonny Bono and Cherilyn Sarkisian, later known as Cher. They achieved their first major hit in 1965 with the song "I Got You Babe", written by Sonny Bono. This success led to a series of popular songs and a television variety show, "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", which debuted in 1971. Despite their professional success, the couple divorced in 1975. Cher went on to have a highly successful solo career in music and acting, winning an Academy Award for her role in "Moonstruck".123

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Sonny Bono
Sonny and Cher
In 1963 Bono met a 16-year-old girl named Cherilyn Sarkisian, who went by the name Cher. Bono was 27 at the time and separated from his first wife; the couple later divorced. Cher was smitten, telling Elle magazine in 2018, “He was…
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In 1963 Bono met a 16-year-old girl named Cherilyn Sarkisian, who went by the name Cher. Bono was 27 at the time and separated from his first wife; the couple later divorced. Cher was smitten, telling Elle magazine in 2018, “He was…
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Cher
Sonny and Cher
Growing up, Cher struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia, which made her education an unhappy experience. At age 16 she left school and moved to Los Angeles, where she met entertainer and songwriter Salvatore (“Sonny”) Bono, whom she married in 1964. The couple began…
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Growing up, Cher struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia, which made her education an unhappy experience. At age 16 she left school and moved to Los Angeles, where she met entertainer and songwriter Salvatore (“Sonny”) Bono, whom she married in 1964. The couple began…
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folk rock
the Lovin’ Spoonful, Sonny and Cher, Simon and Garfunkel, and Janis Ian personified a generalized, often self-righteous youthful rebellion that in its more pointed songs was labeled “protest” music. The era’s quintessential—although far from best—folk rock anthem was Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” a haranguing list of social
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the Lovin’ Spoonful, Sonny and Cher, Simon and Garfunkel, and Janis Ian personified a generalized, often self-righteous youthful rebellion that in its more pointed songs was labeled “protest” music. The era’s quintessential—although far from best—folk rock anthem was Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” a haranguing list of social
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Gold Star Studios and the “Wall of Sound”
According to legend, Sonny and Cher met while performing backing vocals on a Spector session at Gold Star. Once Brian Wilson heard Spector’s records, the Beach Boys’ composer-producer made many of his group’s records at Gold Star, and the rest of the industry followed, vainly hoping to capture…
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According to legend, Sonny and Cher met while performing backing vocals on a Spector session at Gold Star. Once Brian Wilson heard Spector’s records, the Beach Boys’ composer-producer made many of his group’s records at Gold Star, and the rest of the industry followed, vainly hoping to capture…
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Steve Martin
…he was writing for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and other top variety shows of the era.
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…he was writing for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and other top variety shows of the era.
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