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On This Day in 1950, Sonny James Traded in His Guitar To Serve His Country—and Then Moved in With Chet Atkins and His Wife

On this day (September 9) in 1950, Sonny James received word that his National Guard unit, the 252 nd Truck Company, had been activated. As a result, he put his budding musical career on hold for two ...
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1956 Classic Was a No. 1 Hit 69 Years Ago Today

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty-nine years ago today, a soft-spoken ballad about first love climbed to the top of the charts and helped cement its singer's ...
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On This Day in 1969, Sonny James Topped the Country Music Charts With a Song Written by Roy Orbison and Rejected by Elvis

Beginning with 1967’s “Need You” and ending in 1971 with “Here Comes Honey Again”, country singer Sonny James scored 16 straight No. 1 country singles. One of those was 1969’s “Only the Lonely”, off ...
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How Sonny James Transformed 'Only the Lonely' into a Country Classic 57 Years Ago

A 1969 country hit that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart 57 years ago today wasn’t originally a country song at all—but in the hands of Sonny James, it became something entirely ...
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1971 career-defining classic was No. 1 hit 55 years ago today

In 1971, Sonny James added another milestone to an already remarkable career. His single, "Empty Arms," climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, continuing a streak of ...