SONNY & CHER Vinyl Records and CDs

... Cher cut a solo version of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want To Do," which also charted reasonably well before the duo struck solid gold with "I Got You Babe," followed up with the widely popular "The Beat Goes On." Like many Los Angelinos before and after their time, Sonny and Cher did what any aspiring musician does upon the first taste of success?ùthey shamelessly sold out. Two cheesy movies were quickly scripted and produced under the titles of Good Times and Chastity, respectively. As the movies predictably bombed, the duo found themselves without any hits, but amongst that hardship and increasing marital strife, they continued to work hard in Vegas well into the early '70s, performing at supper clubs as a singing duo with a delightfully funny stage act where Cher would make a lot of spousal jokes at Sonny's expense. The crowds ate it up, as did Fred Silverman who gave them their own variety television show on CBS in 1972. The sultry "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves," kissed new life into their recording career and then Cher struck gold as a solo artist with the hit "Half Breed," an ironically funny song about a sexy squaw. Unfortunately they lost their television show in 1974 due to bad ratings and a change in the music and radio climate was veering away from pop and more towards rock and roll. Their marriage soon dissolved after that and Sonny went on to eventually become the Mayor of Palm Springs while Cher continued to land some high profile acting roles while dating various longhaired rockers including Gene Simmons of Kiss and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers who she actually married and then divorced and then married and then divorced again. Sonny died in a bizarre skiing acc