Sonny James RIP
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:45 am
Sonny James ("Young Love"),The Southern Gentleman, has died in Nashville at age 87. He was propelled to the forefront of popular music in 1957 with his hit single of "Young Love". In addition to his distinctive vocal style he was an accomplished acoustic guitarist and fiddle player. In his early career he and Chet Atkins were roommates on the road when they did a radio show in Raleigh, NC. In 1975 he did an instrumental record on Columbia that included his arrangement of "Apache".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y67Dumb4VHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y67Dumb4VHs