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Sonny James

real name James Hugh Loden

US country singer and songwriter

United States · 1928-05-01 – 2016-02-22

Sonny James is credited on 739 releases across 214 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2018 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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739

Credits

214

Albums

7

Decades active

32

In collections

Biography

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American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter, born May 1, 1928, Hackleburg, Alabama, U.S.A., died February 22, 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard Hot Country No. 1 singles among his 26 Billboard Hot Country No. 1 hits.

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Credited work

739 releases · 214 albums · active 1952–2018

  • Performance · 1,198
  • Production · 123
  • Other credits · 27

Studios: Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · Astor Recording Studios · Kolob Productions · CBS Studios, Nashville

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