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 ...

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 ...

When fans reflect on the pantheon of great country music singers, Sonny James’ name may not come immediately to mind. However, the “Southern Gentleman” helped shape the genre in the 1960s and early ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Sonny James, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died Monday at the age of 87. James is a legend of the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s after rising to fame in ’56 with his ...

This week in 1968: a Delta airliner bound for Miami was hijacked in Cuba; The Lockheed Galaxy, the world's largest airplane, rolled off the assembly line; Peggy Fleming won the world's figure skating ...

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 place in music history. In 1956, Sonny James scored a No. 1 hit with ...