Sonny James, born James Hugh Loden, first began performing with his family as a child on radio shows in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Shown here, in addition to Sonny, are his father, Archie, his mother, Della, and his sister, Thelma.
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Sonny James, born James Hugh Loden, first began performing with his family as a child on radio shows in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Shown here, in addition to Sonny, are his father, Archie, his mother, Della, and his sister, Thelma.