Sonny James
Musician · 1928–2016
Best known for
Fiddle
Sonny James was an American country singer and fiddler.
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- Born James Hugh Loden on May 1, 1928, in Hackleburg, Alabama; died in 2016.
- Was a championship fiddler before becoming “The Southern Gentleman” of country music.
- Played fiddle on Jim and Jesse's Capitol Records sessions from 1952 to 1955, produced by Ken Nelson.
- His cross-over hit "Young Love" reached number 1 in early 1957, and he had 26 number-one country singles. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
