{"id":2867,"date":"2012-04-30T21:04:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T03:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/?page_id=2867"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:12:26","slug":"photo-galleries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/photo-galleries\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Galleries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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From Sonny’s personal collection<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Photo Galleries<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Scanned from the original “big book” albums Sonny and Doris kept, these photographs follow his life from the Loden Family to the Country Music Hall of Fame — each with the story behind it.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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The Early Years<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sonny's Youth<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

15 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

A Decade of Firsts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The 1950s<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

20 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

The Hit Years<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The 1960s & 70s<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

59 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

Home & Honors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1980s & Beyond<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

22 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

The Band<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Southern Gentlemen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

13 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

May 6, 2007<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hall of Fame Ceremony<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

18 photographs →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n \t\t\t

Season’s Greetings<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Christmas Cards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

39 cards →<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Video Gallery<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Watch the hits, the tributes and the television moments<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t
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From Sonny’s personal collection Photo Galleries Scanned from the original “big book” albums Sonny and Doris kept, these photographs follow his life from the Loden Family to the Country Music Hall of Fame — each with the story behind it. The Early Years Sonny’s Youth 15 photographs → A Decade of Firsts The 1950s 20 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2867","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t