{"id":2492,"date":"2011-08-18T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insuredco.us\/?page_id=2492"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:12:16","slug":"posts-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/posts-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2492\" class=\"elementor elementor-2492\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9c4f3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div sj-page-hero e-9a9c4f3-cfc427f \" data-id=\"9a9c4f3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"9a9c4f3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"9a9c4f3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9c4f3in e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div sj-in e-9a9c4f3in-309f91f \" data-id=\"9a9c4f3in\" 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data-id=\"91eacbb\">Features, tributes and news from the life and legacy of Sonny James &mdash; including remembrances of the friends and bandmates who shared the journey.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d53f1c e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div sj-sec e-0d53f1c-8fd4fe5 \" data-id=\"0d53f1c\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0d53f1c\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0d53f1c\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d53f1cin e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div sj-in e-0d53f1cin-3568a72 \" data-id=\"0d53f1cin\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0d53f1cin\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0d53f1cin\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f26e4c elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHonoring Dolly Parton (1946\u20132026), a dear friend Sonny James admired for decades \u2014 for her voice, her songs and a generous spirit that touched millions.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/remembering-dolly-parton\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4652 post-4652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric-clapton-christmas-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 2018<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/christmas-2018-eric-clapton-records-sonny-james-christmas-song\/\">Christmas 2018: Eric Clapton Records Sonny James Christmas Song<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEric Clapton records \"Christmas in My Hometown,\" the holiday song Sonny James co-wrote and first released in 1954, for his first Christmas album.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-rick-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rick-hall.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 2018<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-rick-hall\/\">Celebrating A Hometown Friend: Rick Hall<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCelebrating Rick Hall, the \"Father of Muscle Shoals Music\" and a lifelong hometown friend of Sonny, who passed on January 2, 2018.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-rick-hall\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4203 post-4203 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-glen-campbell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-campbell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-campbell.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-campbell-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-campbell-450x248.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 2017<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-glen-campbell\/\">Celebrating Glen Campbell<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSonny joins Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed and James Burton for a Bill Monroe classic on \"The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour\" in 1970, with Sonny on fiddle.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/celebrating-glen-campbell\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4152 post-4152 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/2017-grammy-awards-highlight-sonny-james-in-memoriam\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/grammys-2017-in-memoriam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/grammys-2017-in-memoriam.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/grammys-2017-in-memoriam-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/grammys-2017-in-memoriam-705x419.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/grammys-2017-in-memoriam-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 2017<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/2017-grammy-awards-highlight-sonny-james-in-memoriam\/\">2017 Grammy Awards Highlight Sonny James In Memoriam<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe 2017 Grammy Awards honored Sonny James in its In Memoriam tribute, airing his performance of \"Young Love\" before a worldwide television audience.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/2017-grammy-awards-highlight-sonny-james-in-memoriam\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4142 post-4142 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/hollywood-california-december-2nd-1966\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966-768x568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966-705x521.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-southern-gentlemen-hollywood1966-450x333.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/hollywood-california-december-2nd-1966\/\">Hollywood, California: December 2nd, 1966<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSonny James and his Southern Gentlemen stop by his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 1966.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/hollywood-california-december-2nd-1966\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4132 post-4132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/remembering-lin-bown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/lin-bown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4133\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position:50% 35%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/remembering-lin-bown\/\">Remembering Lin Bown: The Southern Gentlemen&#8217;s 1st Tenor<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRemembering Lin Bown, the first tenor whose blend helped define the close harmonies of Sonny James and the Southern Gentlemen.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/remembering-lin-bown\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4135 post-4135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/sonny-james-korean-war-veteran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/korea2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/korea2.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/korea2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/korea2-450x315.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/sonny-james-korean-war-veteran\/\">Sonny James &#8211; Korean War Veteran<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPhotographs from Sonny James's years of military service during the Korean War.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/sonny-james-korean-war-veteran\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4122 post-4122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/mr-running-bear-reaches-other-side\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-huggins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-huggins.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-huggins-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/glenn-huggins-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/mr-running-bear-reaches-other-side\/\">Mr. Running Bear Reaches Other Side<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRemembering Glenn Huggins, bass singer of the Southern Gentlemen, known forever as \"Mr. Running Bear,\" and the quartet's journey from a college campus to Nashville.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/mr-running-bear-reaches-other-side\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4094 post-4094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/first-of-may-remembrance-of-sonnys-birthday\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-of-may.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4096\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position:50% 40%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/first-of-may-remembrance-of-sonnys-birthday\/\">First Of May &#8211; Remembrance of Sonny&#8217;s Birthday<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRemembering Sonny's birthday, May 1, 1928, with the song whose title shares the day.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/first-of-may-remembrance-of-sonnys-birthday\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4109 post-4109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wsms-eddie-stubbs-memorializes-sonny-james\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddie-stubbs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddie-stubbs.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddie-stubbs-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" style=\"object-position:50% 4%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wsms-eddie-stubbs-memorializes-sonny-james\/\">WSM&#8217;s Eddie Stubbs Memorializes Sonny James<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWSM's Eddie Stubbs travels to Hackleburg, Alabama, where Sonny James was laid to rest, and reflects on the man and the hometown he loved.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wsms-eddie-stubbs-memorializes-sonny-james\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4077 post-4077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/new-york-times-article-upon-sonnys-passing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/nyt-article.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/nyt-article.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/nyt-article-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/new-york-times-article-upon-sonnys-passing\/\">New York Times Article Upon Sonny&#8217;s Passing<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe New York Times remembers Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman whose \"Young Love\" crossed over to the pop charts and whose 16 consecutive No. 1 singles made history.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/new-york-times-article-upon-sonnys-passing\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4098 post-4098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-passing-of-sonny-james-february-22-2016\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sonny-James-60s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sonny-James-60s.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sonny-James-60s-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sonny-James-60s-450x298.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" style=\"object-position:50% 4%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-passing-of-sonny-james-february-22-2016\/\">The Passing of Sonny James &#8211; February 22, 2016<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRemembering Sonny James, who passed on February 22, 2016 at age 87, with tributes from friends and a look at the career that made him a country music legend.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-passing-of-sonny-james-february-22-2016\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3952 post-3952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nashvilles-rca-studio-a-thrives-after-near-demolition\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rca-studio-preservation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rca-studio-preservation.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/rca-studio-preservation-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 2015<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nashvilles-rca-studio-a-thrives-after-near-demolition\/\">Nashville&#8217;s RCA Studio A Thrives After Near Demolition<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNashville's historic RCA Studio A, spared from demolition, celebrates its 50th anniversary as fans walk the halls where so much country music was made.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nashvilles-rca-studio-a-thrives-after-near-demolition\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3614 post-3614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nat-king-cole\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3551\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole.jpg 2928w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole-1064x1500.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole-500x705.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/sonny-james-nat-king-cole-450x634.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 2015<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nat-king-cole\/\">The Direct Influence of Nat King Cole<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSonny's 1963 return to Capitol Records, the influence of Nat King Cole on his sound, and the start of the era that produced his legendary run of No. 1 hits.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nat-king-cole\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3604 post-3604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-minute-youre-gone-hits-1-in-the-uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/cliff-richard-minute-youre-gone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/cliff-richard-minute-youre-gone.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/cliff-richard-minute-youre-gone-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" style=\"object-position:50% 30%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 2015<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-minute-youre-gone-hits-1-in-the-uk\/\">The Minute You&#8217;re Gone Hits #1 in the UK<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\"The Minute You're Gone\" began as a 1963 Sonny James single, then crossed the Atlantic to become a No. 1 hit in the UK for Cliff Richard with nearly the same arrangement.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-minute-youre-gone-hits-1-in-the-uk\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3943 post-3943 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-rb-songs-of-sonny-james\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/playing-guitar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3656\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/playing-guitar.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/playing-guitar-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/playing-guitar-300x356.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>November 2014<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-rb-songs-of-sonny-james\/\">The R&#038;B Songs of Sonny James<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom 1966 to 1971, Sonny James carried R&amp;B songs into the country mainstream, taking one after another to No. 1 and standing alone as the genre's bridge for years.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/the-rb-songs-of-sonny-james\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3094 post-3094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/barry-gibb-sonny-james-greg-robble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barry-Gibb-Sonny-James.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barry-Gibb-Sonny-James.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barry-Gibb-Sonny-James-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barry-Gibb-Sonny-James-1024x880.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 2013<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/barry-gibb-sonny-james-greg-robble\/\">Barry Gibb with Sonny James and Greg Robble<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBarry Gibb and Sonny James share a moment at the 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony, and the chart history and friendships that connected the two.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/barry-gibb-sonny-james-greg-robble\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3838 post-3838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/young-love\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/uk-7inch-single-young-love-300x303.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 2013<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/young-love\/\">Young Love: History of a #1 Cross-Over<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe story of \"Young Love,\" the 1956 Sonny James record that topped the country and pop charts at once, and a jukebox of the many artists who recorded it after him.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/young-love\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3626 post-3626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf29fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf29fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nash-country-weekly-1995\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-450x508.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-300x339.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" style=\"object-position:50% 22%\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f787165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e71ee sj-post-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"90e71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 2006<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dafb94 sj-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dafb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nash-country-weekly-1995\/\">Nash Country Weekly 1995<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936967b sj-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"936967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA 1995 Nash Country Weekly profile of the Southern Gentleman, from his record run of 16 No. 1 hits in a row to the gentle voice and manner fans remember.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f38d49 sj-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f38d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/nash-country-weekly-1995\/\">Read the story &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4907\" class=\"elementor elementor-4907 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3621 post-3621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf437 e-con-full sj-card sj-post-card e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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