# Country singer Sonny James has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-singer-sonny-james-has-died/746928>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 24, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-singer-sonny-james-has-died/746928 "2016-02-24T00:25:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-singer-sonny-james-has-died/746928/1 "2016-02-24T00:25:03Z")

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[He was 87](http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/22/entertainment/sonny-james-obit-feat/).

I’m not a huge fan of Country music (there are exceptions), so I don’t know his work; but I do recognise the name.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-singer-sonny-james-has-died/746928/2 "2016-02-24T00:39:53Z")

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He was also a big crossover artist with “Young Love” and “Runnin’ Bear”. I remember him well in those days.

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**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-singer-sonny-james-has-died/746928/3 "2016-02-26T03:03:15Z")

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When I was young many years ago, my grandmother told me he was some sort of cousin of ours, but I never quite learned where the family connections lay. Oh, well.