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14 unusual facts about Sonny Bono


1998 State of the Union Address

In the speech, the president acknowledged the deaths of Representatives Walter Capps and Sonny Bono.

Airplane II: The Sequel

First released on December 10, 1982, the film was written and directed by Ken Finkleman and stars Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, and Sonny Bono.

Steve McCroskey (Lloyd Bridges), the air traffic controller, reveals that a passenger named Joe Seluchi (Sonny Bono) had boarded Mayflower One with a bomb in a briefcase, intending to commit suicide so that his wife can collect on insurance money.

Baby Don't Go

Salvatore "Sonny" Bono and Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian were an aspiring duo, with Bono writing and producing songs for the couple under the name Caesar and Cleo but with little success.

Brian Nestande

In 1994, Nestande managed the successful congressional campaign of then-Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono.

Bruce Nestande

His younger son, Brian, a former Chief of Staff to Congressman Sonny Bono and Congresswoman Mary Bono and owner of the political consulting firm of Nestande & Associates, was elected to the Assembly in 2008 to succeed Benoit, who vacated his Assembly seat to enter the State Senate.

But You're Mine

"But You're Mine" is a popular song written by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny and Cher.

Days May Come and Days May Go

# "Untitled Song" (impromptu version of "I Got You Babe" by Sonny Bono) -1:05

I Feel Something in the Air

"I Feel Something in The Air" is a song written and produced by Sonny Bono that was released as the second single from Cher's third album "Cher" in 1966.

I've Lost You

"I've Lost You" closely paralleled "Living in a House Divided", a Top 40 hit describing the break-up of another supercouple, Sonny and Cher.

Nomadi

Their first hit was 1966's "Come potete giudicar" (How Can You Judge, which was actually the cover of Sonny Bono's "The Revolution Kind"), anthem of the Italian beat generation, which exemplifies the clash between hippies and conservatives.

Owlwood Estate

It was later owned by Joe Schenck (1878-1961), followed by Tony Curtis (1925-2010), Sonny Bono (1935-1998) and Cher, Roland Arnall (1939-2008), who added two adjacent lots to the estate.

Russ Regan

He also recorded "Calling All Cars" under the name Davy Summers for Warner Brothers with producer Sonny Bono.

Stateline, Nevada

On the afternoon of January 5, 1998, the Heavenly Ski Resort was the scene of the death of musician and politician Sonny Bono.


Al Hazan

He worked with Fred Astaire, Sonny Bono, Herb Alpert, Jack Nitzsche, Nick Venet, Terry Melcher, Lou Adler and studio giants Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Ray Pullman, Tommy Tedesco and the rest of the first call sessioneers in Los Angeles.

All Seeing I

They released their first single "I Walk" in 1997, but it was not until the year after that they gained mainstream commercial success with the song "Beat Goes On", a remixed cover of the Sonny Bono song, using the all-female vocals from Buddy Rich's version).

God Bless Tiny Tim

The songs were written by a variety of composers, most from the early 20th century, and most rather obscure, although "I Got You Babe" was by Sonny Bono, and "Stay Down Here Where You Belong" was by Irving Berlin.