Sonny James

Sonny James (born James Loden on May 1, 1929 in Hackleburg, Alabama) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

James Loden was born on a farm into a family of musicians. Nicknamed "Sonny", by ag

Sonny James (born James Loden on May 1, 1929 in Hackleburg, Alabama) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

James Loden was born on a farm into a family of musicians. Nicknamed "Sonny", by age three he was playing a mandolin and singing and at age four joined with his "Mom" & "Pop" Loden and nine-year-old sister Thelma "Sis" Loden to perform on an area radio station. A musically inclined adopted sister by the name of Ruby Palmer also joined the group and the singing Loden family's popularity was such that before long they were playing theaters, auditoriums and schoolhouses throughout the southern United States. After years on the road, in 1949 the two girls married and the family band dissolved.