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    • Feb 16, 1935
    Sonny Bono is born in Detroit, Michigan. As one-half of the pop duo Sonny & Cher, he records the 1971 hit "All I Ever Need Is You," which becomes a 1979 country hit for Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
    Feb 17, 1965
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Great Balls Of Fire" and his sister, Linda Gail Lewis, serves up Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot" during "Shindig!" on ABC. Also featured: Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Peter & Gordon and Sonny & Cher
    May 5, 1965
    "Shindig!" devotes its entire ABC telecast to the music of Elvis Presley. Glen Campbell performs "A Big Hunk O' Love," Linda Gail Lewis does "Don't Be Cruel" and "Crying In The Chapel," and Sonny & Cher sing "All Shook Up"
    May 26, 1965
    Jimmie Rodgers sings "Honeycomb" during the ABC telecast of "Shindig!" The episode also features The Rolling Stones, Jackie DeShannon and Sonny & Cher, who cover Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
    Jul 21, 1965
    Jody Miller contributes "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" to "Shindig!" on ABC-TV. Elsewhere in the lineup are Sonny & Cher, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers and The Sir Douglas Quintet
    Aug 11, 1965
    Bobby Goldsboro is a special guest on "Shindig!" The ABC show's lineup also features Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher, The Ronettes and Billy Preston, who performs "Hound Dog"
    Sep 17, 1965
    Sonny & Cher pick up a gold single from the RIAA for their pop hit "I Got You Babe," featuring Glen Campbell in the backing band. The song gets mentioned in Kenny Chesney's 2009 hit "Out Last Night"
    Jan 1, 1967
    Buck Owens rides the Monterey Park float in the Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, replacing Sonny & Cher, who were bounced after taking part in a public demonstration. The pop duo appears instead on a Farmers Insurance Group float
    Jan 24, 1971
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs "Mr. Bojangles" on the CBS variety show "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour." Also featured are guests Sonny & Cher and series regular Jerry Reed
    Aug 15, 1971
    Glen Campbell duets with Cher on "Bad Moon Rising" when he guests on CBS-TV's "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour"
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