Sonny and Cher Little Man (1966)

Sonny Cher proved one of the magical musical combinations of the mid 60s and one of the better rockinfluenced MOR acts of the early 70s, their wisecracking repartee providing counterpoint to a series of adoring hit duets. Salvatore Sonny Bono (b. Feb. 16, 1935) started out at Los Angelesbased Specialty Records as a songwriter in the late 50s, responsible for Koko Joe by Don and Dewey and She Said Yeah for Larry Williams, which was later covered by the Rolling Stones and the Righteous Brothers. Bono became a protégé of Phil Spector, managing to write a handful of successful songs, most notably Needles and Pins in collaboration with his protégé Jack Nitzsche, which became a success for Jackie DeShannon and a huge international hit for the Searchers. In 1964, while working sessions with Phil Spector, he met an 18yearold wouldbe singer named Cherilyn Lapierre (b. May 20, 1946), and the two were later married. They formed