| LC control no. | n 91071803 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | James, Sonny |
| Variant(s) | Southern Gentleman, 1928-2016 Loden, James Loden, James Hugh |
| Birth date | 1928-05-01 |
| Death date | 2016-02-22 |
| Place of birth | Hackleburg (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Country music Popular music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers Lyricists |
| Found in | His 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 language | eng |
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