† In Memory - Jan 5 1998 – Sonny Bono, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician (Sonny & Cher) (b. 1935) Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (/ˈboʊnoʊ/; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American recording artist and producer, who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher, as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. Bono began his music career working at Specialty Records where his song Things You Do to Me was recorded by Sam Cooke, and went on to work for the record producer Phil Spector in the early 1960s as a promotion man, percussionist and gofer. One of his earliest songwriting efforts was Needles and Pins which he co-wrote with Jack Nitzsche, another member of Spectors production team. Later in the same decade, he achieved commercial success, along with his then-wife Cher, as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records with singles like I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On, although Cher received more attention as a performer. He had only one hit single as a solo artist, Laugh at Me. Laugh at Me was released in 1965 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In live concerts, Bono would sing the song with an introduction of, Id like to sing a medley of my hit. Their last appearance together was on Late Night with David Letterman on November 13, 1987, when they sang I Got You Babe. He was also mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992, and congressman for Californias 44th district from 1994 until his death in a skiing accident while still in office. Bono died on January 5, 1998, of injuries sustained when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort. O:) https://youtube/watch?v=R39NNqFd-M0
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