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When they divorced in 1975, Cher claimed "involuntary servitude." Sonny claimed "loss of business opportunities." The innocence was gone...

Entertaining and sizzlingly candid, And The Beat Goes On takes us from Sonny's days as a meat delivery boy pitching songs door-to-door on Hollywood's Sunset Strip to his shocking first date with Cher...from their first nightclub act as "Caesar and Cleo" to their overnight success with "I Got You Babe." It's all here in this no-holds-barred memoir that reveals Sonny and Cher's roller coaster ride to superstardom, their fast-track years in the limelight, the dark downturn into divorce and the eventual upswing that culminated in Sonny's triumphant Palm Springs mayoral campaign. From the high times with Jackie Kennedy and the Rolling Stones to losing it all in a bad movie deal, Sonny Bono's story is the dramatic saga of a man who lives the American dream—who's gotten knocked down countless times and gets up to win again and again. ... Read more

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Sonny Lets Loose
A good read - well written.He had an interesting life.He really lets loose on Cher as well.

Sonny Bono at his best
This is a great book and I do think it shows what a wonderful man Sonny Bono was.I recommend that every reads it.

Bristel

And the beat still goes on
I really enjoyed this book.I felt compelled to read this book the moment I spotted it sinceSonny and I share the same birthday even though I was born in the same year as Cher.And Chastity was born the very same day as our daughter...the beat goes on as there are numerous coincidences.This is certainly getting off the track as far as my book recommendation goes though. I would highly recommend this as a good biography... a great deal of insight from Sonny's personality and perspective.

Interesting read, but sometimes inaccurate
Although I believe Sonny was trying to be honest in this book, Cher and Chastity Bono have both stated inaccurate information.Sonny & Cher have completely different stories regarding their initial meeting, and exactly when they stopped sleeping in twin beds and actually became "involved" with each other.I suspect it's due to the age factor.Cher was 16 when they met.... In the book Sonny claims they met in April 62, but that would have made Cher 15 at the time.I've heard their actual meeting at Aldo's occured in November of 62.I think Sonny just has some of his dates mixed up and who knows the truth about when their relationship became more than "platonic".At any rate, I had to laugh at Sonny's description of the lack of "fireworks" in the bedroom.....that was an obvious pot shot at Cher.Cher claims that before she had Chastity, she had 4 miscarriages.Sonny only recounts two, but for someone who claimed his relationship lacked "fireworks" in the bedroom, his "wife" sure had enough pregnancies.

Another interesting point is that Sonny and Cher's supposed marriage in 1964 was a ruse.I guess nobody bothered to confirm the fact that they weren't legally married.Oh sure, they married themselves in the bathroom of their house and exchanged cheap sterling rings (his said "CHER", hers "SONNY"--they're seen wearing these rings in photos throughout the 60's and featured prominently in their movie "Good Times"). They didn't actually legally marry until Chastity was 8 or 9 months old....sometime in the fall of 1969.

The most interesting part of the book, is Sonny's early work in the record industry (nobody can ever claim that Sonny was a slacker--he had tenacity and determination in everything he undertook), and especially his time spent with Phil Spector at Gold Star studios.His stories of Spector just confirm the weirdness that is Phil Spector.Spector was prone to fits of anger, hissy-fits and just general oddness.I laughed out loud as Sonny recounted Phil spending hours in his car trying to find the perfect driving position in which he'd look "coolest" (arm out the window, one finger on the wheel, sunglasses on or off?, back towards the window).

The whole Sonny & Cher relationship gets a little sad towards the end, and I found myself feeling sorry for Sonny.I suspect through his words, he still held a great deal of fondness for Cher, but the two of them just couldn't stop taking shots at each other in the press.I also have no doubt that despite Cher's tough exterior and constant rants about her terrible marriage to Sonny, she felt the same fondness towards him.Nobody who talks the way that Cher did to the press prior to Sonny's passing and then behaves the way that she did upon hearing of his death, and the ensuing funeral is being entirely truthful (hence the accusations of Cher "acting", and using his death as a publicity springboard).I suspect there were some deep, deep feelings there, but the two of them were both so stubborn and prideful that they couldn't get past the hurtful bantering.

Despite some inaccurate info.This book is still an interesting read as Sonny is mostly quite honest with his emotions.

One the the best Bios I have ever read!
What a great book!Sonny Bono had such great talent and it shows on every page.One of the best bios I have ever read.His life story and times with Sonny & Cher are so fascinating any way - but very well written in this book.You will not want to put this book down!(Unlike Cher's "The First Time."Big disappointment.) ... Read more

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Relates the rise from poverty to television stardom of singers Sonny and Cher. ... Read more

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This is a great ebook that contains True FBI
Files of Bono Sonny. This ebook is really awesome as it shows
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Chapters: Sonny Bono, Frank Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, Frank Capra, Joe Dimaggio, Al Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Vincent R. Impellitteri, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Sinatra, Louis Prima, Princess Superstar, Sal Mineo, Antonin Scalia, Vincent Schiavelli, Independence, Louisiana, Jack Valenti, Steve Buscemi, Frankie Laine, Morgana King, Joe Montana, List of Sicilian Americans, Joseph Barbera, Yvonne de Carlo, Jill Biden, Mario Lanza, Gene Sarazen, Johnny Thunders, James Maritato, Joe Cino, Rachael Ray, O'neil de Noux, Patti Lupone, Vincent Cavallaro, Philip Zimbardo, Dana Gioia, Natalie Merchant, Jessicka, Milo Ventimiglia, Eugene D. Genovese, Vince Colletta, Vincent Gallo, Guy Williams, Mario Savio, Joe Trippi, Imero Fiorentino, Dennis Farina, John Turturro, John Cazale, Vincente Minnelli, Judith Regan, Stacy London, Mike Carona, Victor H. Schiro, Dom Dimaggio, Angela Alioto, Leah Remini, Giovanni Ribisi, Joseph Alioto, Chazz Palminteri, Ben Gazzara, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Joseph D. Pistone, Paul Malignaggi, Benedict T. Viviano O.p., Joe Alioto Veronese, Michela Alioto-Pier, Billy Barty, Ferdinand Pecora, Robert Maestri, Sam Viviano, Frank Vincent, Pietro Scalia, Nocera, Ahmet Zappa, Tommy Tallarico, Diane Di Prima, Hudson Brothers, Michael Barone, Joseph A. Mussomeli, Joe Kirk, Alan Dale, Iron Eyes Cody, Lino Graglia, Vinnie Paz, Henry Silva, Al Bandiero, Charles Castronovo, Johnny Dundee, Marissa Ribisi, Anthony T. Rossi, Nick Nuccio, Paula Prentiss, Joe Grifasi, Joe Conforte, Louis Vanaria, Avery Storm, Anthony Scarpa, Giovanni Capitello, Robert Giaimo, Vince Dimaggio, Frank Capra, Jr., Jerry Capeci, Daniel Frisa, Michael Gandolfi, Matthew Randazzo V, Frank Sivero, Frank Capra Iii, April Stevens, Pete Rugolo, Duke Mitchell, Cosimo Matassa, Don Dixon, Joseph Cataldo, Catherine Scorsese, Frank Lentini, Richard S. Castellano, Sonny Vaccaro, Chris Cillizza, Frank Viviano, Curt Cacioppo, Victor Anfuso, Tina Si...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10672 ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sonny Bono, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Natasha Richardson, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Edward Lachapelle, Doak Walker, Buddy Werner, Michael Lemoyne Kennedy, Nicolas Bochatay, List of Skiing Deaths, Sara Mustonen, John Mcwethy, Régine Cavagnoud, Ulrike Maier, Doug Coombs, Barbara Henneberger, Ross Milne, Jonatan Johansson, Rob Williams, Michel Trudeau, Josef Walcher, Stephen Crean, Hugh Lindsay, Louis Lachenal, Ilio Colli, James Palmer-Tomkinson, Giacinto Sertorelli. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 18 March 2009) was an English-born naturalized American actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career she portrayed Mary Shelley and Patty Hearst in feature films, and she received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret. Some of her notable films included Patty Hearst (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998) and Maid in Manhattan (2002). Her first marriage to filmmaker Robert Fox ended in divorce in 1992. In 1994 she married Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson, whom she had met when the two appeared in Anna Christie. The couple had two sons, Micheál and Daniel. Richardson's father died of AIDS-related causes in 1991. She helped raise millions of dollars in the fight against AIDS through the charity...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=594667 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sonny Bono, Greg Moore, Rolf Stommelen, C. R. Johnson, Johnny Owen, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Hank Gathers, George Woolf, Nick Gabaldon, Parry O'brien, Barbara Warren, John Bachar, Mark Foo, Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., Ken Miles, Davey Moore (Boxer, Born 1933), Joe Weatherly, Al Lucas, Conrad Mcrae, Todd Skinner, Dan Osman, Frankie Campbell, Gaston Chevrolet, Jack Westrope, Rex Mays, Walt Faulkner, Alvaro Pineda, Sonny Easley, Derek Hersey, Corey Rudl, Billy Vukovich Iii, Bob Burman, Billy Foster, Joe James, Ernie Triplett, Eddie O'donnell, Jan Barrett, Bob Carey, Herman Schurch, Ray Cariens, Harris Insinger, Robert Wilson Simmons. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Greg Moore (April 22, 1975October 31, 1999) was a racecar driver who competed in the Indy Lights and CART World Series, where he had great success with several wins in both series and a championship in the 1995 Indy Lights series. However, his promising career and his life came to an end on October 31, 1999, when he was fatally injured in a violent crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale, the Marlboro 500, at the California Speedway (Auto Club Speedway) in Fontana, California. Moore was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He lived in Maple Ridge, a suburb of Vancouver, attending Meadowridge School and graduating from Pitt Meadows Secondary School. His early racing career progressed through go-karts, winning the North American Enduro Kart Championships in 1989 and 1990. Moore also played ice hockey while growing up in and around Vancouver. He played on the same peewee team as future NHL star Paul Kariya. Moore was assigned the number 99 when he first started racing go-karts, and would later use the number on his racecar during his CART career. Although he was an ardent hoc...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=363943 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sonny Bono, L. Ron Hubbard, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Nancy Cartwright, Beck, Mc Lyte, Isaac Hayes, Katie Holmes, Mary Sue Hubbard, Lisa Mcpherson, Kendrick Moxon, Chaka Khan, Priscilla Presley, Chick Corea, David Miscavige, Lisa Marie Presley, Catherine Bell, Elli Perkins, Mark Isham, Eddie Deezen, Tommy Davis, Jenna Elfman, Kirstie Alley, Billy Sheehan, James Stacy Barbour, Kelly Preston, Steve Berra, Juliette Lewis, Karin Pouw, Tim Bowles, Jason Lee, Anne Archer, Danny Keough, Mark Rathbun, Edgar Winter, Leah Remini, Anna Easteden, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, Bennetta Slaughter, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Persia White, John Carmichael, Doug E. Fresh, Leisa Goodman, Tom Constanten, Bijou Phillips, Doug Dohring, Laura Prepon, Sky Dayton, Corin Nemec, Heber Jentzsch, Greta Van Susteren, Rachel Miner, Jason Dohring, Danny Masterson, John David Carson, Erika Christensen, Jennifer Aspen, Bodhi Elfman, Reed Slatkin, Ethan Suplee, Milton Katselas, Keith Code, Alexandra Powers, Christopher Masterson, Michelle Stith, Michael Peña, Quentin Hubbard, Michelle Stafford, Sharon Case, David Pomeranz, David Singer, Julia Migenes, Marisol Nichols, Lynsey Bartilson, Mary Demoss, Jim Meskimen, Don Pearson, Idella Purnell, David Kennedy, Marissa Ribisi, Karen Kay, Johnny Lewis, Kenton Gray, Geoffrey Lewis, Jessica Rodriguez, Patrick Renna, Haywood Nelson, Michael Lockwood, Tamara Wilcox, Stephen Poludniak, Elizabeth Eagleton Weigand, Mary M. Duggan, Taron Lexton. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 577. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 January 24, 1986) was an American science fiction author who developed a self-help system called Dianetics, which was first published in 1950. Over the following three decades, Hubbard developed his self-help ideas into...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17862 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ronald Reagan, Marilyn Chambers, Sonny Bono, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Richard Petty, Jesse Ventura, Howard Stern, Fred Thompson, Shirley Temple, Al Franken, Tom Laughlin, Jerry Springer, Tex Ritter, Bob Dornan, Al Lewis, Jack Kelly, Alan Autry, Mary Carey, Sheila Kuehl, Pat Paulsen, Albert Dekker, George Murphy, Ralph Waite, Helen Douglas, Nancy Kulp, Sonny Landham, John Gavin, Will Rogers, Jr., Angelyne, John Davis Lodge, Morgan Mason, Fred Grandy, Ben L. Jones, Rex Bell, Jerry Doyle, Lucile Gleason, Gil Hill, Frank Bogert, Shirley Temple Black. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 415. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (19811989) and the 33rd Governor of California (19671975). Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in 52 movie productions and gaining enough success to become a household name. Though largely a B film actor, some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric (GE); his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980. As president, Reagan implemented new political and economic initiatives. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25433 ... Read more

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Title: The beat goes on: George Washington got a monument. Sonny Bono gets a traffic island.(10 MILES SQUARE)
Author: William Beutler
Publication: Washington Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Washington Monthly Company
Volume: 37Issue: 4Page: 12(2)

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Chapters: Sonny Bono, Rudy Giuliani, Fiorello La Guardia, Vincent R. Impellitteri, Nancy Pelosi, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Al Smith, Geraldine Ferraro, Rick Santorum, Tom Tancredo, Chris Christie, Rick Renzi, Vito Fossella, John Ensign, George Pataki, Joe Arpaio, John Alario, Joseph Bruno, Nick Lampson, Andrew Cuomo, Janet Napolitano, Frank Rizzo, Patrick Leahy, Ken Cuccinelli, List of Italian American Politicians by State, James Traficant, Leon Panetta, Pete Domenici, David Cicilline, Thomas Suozzi, Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, Guy Velella, Rob Astorino, Thomas Menino, Don Perata, Connie Morella, George Moscone, Daniel Mongiardo, Paul Cellucci, Buddy Cianci, John Barrasso, John Baldacci, Jane M. Swift, Joe Manchin, Mario Cuomo, Salvatore Dimasi, Al D'amato, Anthony J. Celebrezze, James Florio, Bill Pascrell, Mike Capuano, Francine Busby, Frank Lagrotta, Rosemarie Panio, Dan Maffei, Tom Ammiano, Donald Carcieri, Eric Garcetti, Larry Larocco, Steve Scalise, Frank Pallone, Frank G. Jackson, Wayne Deangelo, Daniel Imperato, Frank Fulco, John Faso, Joseph Doria, Victor H. Schiro, Virgil Bernero, Angela Alioto, Bob Brady, Melissa Hart, Eric Gioia, Rosa Delauro, John Podesta, Kathy Augustine, Mario Biaggi, Joseph Alioto, Art Lentini, Joseph J. Dioguardi, Rick Lazio, Charles Cusimano, Vito Marcantonio, Ed Mangano, Mike Arcuri, Susan Molinari, John Marchi, Dominic F. Pileggi, Michael F. Doyle, Jeffrey Piccola, Pat Tiberi, Charles Panici, James Molinaro, Gil Garcetti, Tony Avella, Robert Torricelli, Thomas M. Foglietta, Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., William J. Martini, Joseph Pennacchio, James Oddo, Victor B. Tosi, Dennis Deconcini, John A. Volpe, Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Joe Alioto Veronese, Al Checchi, John Destefano, Jr., Vincent Ignizio, Bob Mellow, Capri Cafaro, John Boccieri, Anthony R. Cucci, Joe Malone, Dan Onorato, Donald Difrancesco, Anthony Masiello, Robert Maestri, Bernadette Castro, Nelson Albano, Albert Rosellini, Foster Fur...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25938 ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: I Got You Babe, Bang Bang, the Beat Goes On, Needles and Pins, You Better Sit Down Kids, Where Do You Go, a Cowboy's Work Is Never Done, I Feel Something in the Air. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "I Got You Babe" is a 1965 number-one hit single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher. Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the song for himself and his wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Noted session drummer Hal Blaine performed the drums for the song. Bono was inspired to write the song to capitalize on the popularity of the term "babe," as heard in Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" which was a hit for The Turtles. Upon recording and releasing the song, "I Got You Babe" became the duo's biggest single, their signature song, and a defining recording of the early hippie countercultural movement. In August 1965, the single spent three weeks at the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nineteen on the R&B charts in the United States . The duo's single also hit number one in the United Kingdom. The song has been frequently covered and featured in film and television, including Sonny and Cher's own The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. "I Got You Babe" made a bit of a comeback when it was heavily featured as Phil Connor's alarm clock wake up music in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. Upon re-release, the single re-charted in the UK, reaching #66. The song was later covered by Cher in a music video that featured Beavis and Butthead as a rapt audience to Cher's performance. In the video, the idiot pair refer to her former husband Bono as a dork and a wuss, to which Cher agrees. Sonny and Cher last performed the song together during an impromptu reunion on NBC's L...http://booksllc.net/?id=3474384 ... Read more

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This issue features a Sonny Bono Tribute, Super Bowl XXXII, House Dressing with Rebecca Romijn, X-Files Collectors' Series pullout, and much more television! ... Read more