The Library of Congress > LCCN Permalink

View this record in:  MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)External Link

James, Sonny

LC control no.n 91071803
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingJames, Sonny
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities  or the  LC Catalog
Variant(s)Southern Gentleman, 1928-2016
Loden, James
Loden, James Hugh
Birth date1928-05-01
Death date2016-02-22
Place of birthHackleburg (Ala.)
Place of deathNashville (Tenn.)
Field of activityCountry music Popular music
Profession or occupationSingers Composers Lyricists
Found inHis Sonny James [SR] p1990: label (Sonny James)
LC data base, 07-19-91 (hdg.: James, Sonny)
OCLC 12670448 (hdg.: James, Sonny, 1929- )
All music guide WWW site, Dec. 9, 2005 (Sonny James; the Southern Gentleman; b. James Loden, May 1, 1929, Hackleburg, AL; country musician)
New York times WWW site, viewed Feb. 24, 2016 (in obituary published Feb. 23: Sonny James; b. James Hugh Loden, May 1, 1928, rural Hackleburg, Ala.; Ken Nelson, his producer at Capitol Records, urged him to adopt the stage name Sonny James, arguing that it would be easy for people to remember; d. Monday [Feb. 22, 2016], Nashville, aged 87; genial crooner of the 1960s and '70s with 26 No. 1 country hits to his credit; nicknamed the Southern Gentleman; also recorded versions of recent pop and rhythm and blues hits)
Associated languageeng