Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainment duo in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of spouses Sonny Bono and Cher. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965, "Baby Don't Go" and "I Got You Babe". Signing with Atco/Atlantic Records, they released three studio albums in the late 1960s, as well as the soundtrack recordings for two unsuccessful movies, Good Times and Chastity,

Cher Singing with Sonny on Screen: Iconic 70s Duo Performance

On this day in Music History Jan 5, 1998 62-year-old Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher was killed when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. The duo placed eleven songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1965 and 1972 before divorcing in 1975. After leaving show business, Sonny was voted in as Mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988 and in 1994 was elected to the US congress, and re-elected in 1996. *"Laugh At Me" by Sonny Bono is a ref

In 1998, the music world lost Sonny Bono following a fatal skiing accident. Best known as one half of the duo Sonny & Cher, Bono helped define mid-1960s pop with the chart-topping hit “I Got You Babe.” Beyond music, he found success in television and later served as a U.S. congressman, leaving behind a unique legacy that spanned entertainment and public service. | Jams 'N' Cocktails TV