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23 Sep 2017 (aged 86) Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Burial. Cedar Tree Cemetery. Hackleburg, Marion County, Alabama, USA Show Map. Plot. B3-12. Memorial ID. 183683984. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 4. Flowers 35. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. Alabama. Marion County. Hackleburg. Cedar Tree Cemetery.
Sep 29, 2017 · Doris James Loden passed away on September 23 in Nashville, TN. She was born on January 4, 1931 to W.A. (Bill) Shrode and Pearl Shrode in Hopkins County, TX. She graduated from N.R. Crozier ...
- His Music Career Began When He Performed with His Family as A Child
- His Breakthrough Song Was ‘Young Love’ in 1957
- He Was Also A Producer & Worked on Marie Osmond’s First 3 Albums
- He Retired in Nashville with His Wife, Doris, in 1984
- He Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006
James Loden, known as Sonny James, was born in Hackleburg, Alabama, on May 1, 1928. According to The Tennessean,he began performing with his family when he was just 3, playing a handmade mandolin. He later learned to play the guitar and fiddle, and was a fiddle champion as a teen. The family would perform on local radio stations and in schoolhouses...
Sonny James began recording music in 1952 and his breakthrough song, “Young Love,” came in 1957, according to his website. He soon began a record streak. “According to Billboard statistics, for almost 20 years (1960-1979) Sonny James spent more time in the Number One chart position than any other artist in country music — a total of 57 weeks, inclu...
James also worked as a producer, according to his website. He produced the first three albums for Marie Osmond. “‘Paper Roses’ was the first song James’ recorded of Marie, and also her first single release. The single was released in August 1973. MGM promoted the single first to country radio, and received a favorable reaction to the song from radi...
Sonny James retired from the music industry in 1984 with his wife, Doris Shrode. He and his wife married in 1957 in Texas. According to The Tennessean, he was an avid fisherman and spent much of his retirement on the lake.
Sonny James was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006. “I just more or less went about my career,” he said on the day of the Hall of Fame induction announcement, according to The Tennessean.“To me the friends I’ve made over the years actually meant as much to me as the Hall of Fame. I’m very appreciative, and I value what the Hall of...
Greeted by country music fans, media & gracious Hall Of Fame leadership - Sonny, Doris and party arrive at the red carpet for the Medallion Ceremony & annual family reunion of membership. A proud moment for everyone as Kyle Young, director of the Hall of Fame and Museum, personally welcomes Sonny, Doris, Thelma & Milo to this honored occasion.
Feb 23, 2016 · In the story there is a photo of his Dallas girlfriend, Doris Farmer (née Shrode) — she and Sonny took out a marriage license in July, 1957 (seen here) — I’m not sure when they married, but Sonny and Doris were happily married until Sonny’s death, almost 60 years.
Feb 24, 2016 · Jimmie Hugh Loden (Sonny James) is survived in life by his beloved wife of 58 years Doris Shrode Loden, sister-in-law Sally Ribble, niece Donna and husband "Joe" Mora, nephew Chuck Holcombe, Terry ...
Monument. Dimension. Curb. Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot Country and Billboard's Disk Jockey singles charts. Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial ...
