Sonny James

American country music singer-songwriter (1928–2016)
Person human Q2302274
Sonny James

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 1, 1929, May 1, 1928[2][10]
Date of death
February 22, 2016
Place of birth
Hackleburg
Place of death
Nashville
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Official website
www.sonnyjames.com
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
James Hugh Loden
Family name
Loden
Given name
James, Hugh
Instrument
guitar, voice
Nickname
The Southern Gentleman
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Participated in conflict
Korean War[23]
Place of burial
Cedar Tree Cemetery[11]
Pseudonym
Sonny James
Start of work period
1953
🏷️ Also known as
en Sonny James en The Southern Gentleman ar سوني جيمس fa سانی جیمز ja ソニー・ジェームス ja ソニー・ジェイムス ru Джеймс, Сонни ru Сонни Джеймс zh 桑尼·詹姆斯
🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
5117924
Library of Congress authority ID
n91071803
GND ID
134591917
AllMovie person ID
p35128
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000036849
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138955650
Billboard artist ID
sonny-james
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10257474
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134591917
Discogs artist ID
364540
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Sonny-James
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Europeana entity
agent/base/71443
FAST ID
1500546
Fandango person ID
317912
Find a Grave memorial ID
158484186
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Genius artist ID
Sonny-james
Genius artist numeric ID
332252
Grammy Awards artist ID
sonny-james/11912
IMDb ID
nm0416933
Kinobox person ID
871309
Kinopoisk person ID
191790
Last.fm ID
Sonny+James
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
16557
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000019849
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007322160805171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1780395
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100016946
Rate Your Music artist ID
sonny_james
SNAC ARK ID
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Songkick artist ID
17566
Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
214900
Trading Card Database name ID
117818
Universal Music France artist ID
20000121851
WikiTree person ID
Loden-390
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 3
Given name 2
Instrument 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Genre 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Born in Hackleburg[1], he… he was born on May 1, 1929[2]. He died in Nashville[3]. He died on February 22, 2016[4]. He worked as a musician[5], country singer[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], and bandleader[9].

FAQs

Where was Sonny James born?

Sonny James's place of birth was Hackleburg[1].

Where did Sonny James die?

Sonny James died in Nashville[3].

What did Sonny James do for work?

Sonny James worked as musician[5], country singer[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], and bandleader[9].

What awards did Sonny James receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13].

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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Hackleburg
    Discography → Sonny James discography
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