2.6M views · 40K reactions | In 1962, a young Cher met Sonny Bono in a coffee shop. She was captivated, comparing their first meeting to Tony and Maria's in West Side Story—a moment when everyone else faded away. Anthony Mason sits down with the legendary icon. | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

On this day in Music History Jan 5, 1998 62-year-old Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher was killed when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. The duo placed eleven songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1965 and 1972 before divorcing in 1975. After leaving show business, Sonny was voted in as Mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988 and in 1994 was elected to the US congress, and re-elected in 1996. *"Laugh At Me" by Sonny Bono is a ref

31K views · 175 reactions | On January 5, 1998, Sonny Bono -- one half of the legendary Sonny & Cher duo whose hit songs and variety show became cultural touchstones of the 60s and 70s -- died after a ski accident in Lake Tahoe. Last Days Podcast remembers him: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-68-sonny-bono/id1671870233?i=1000657637196 | TMZ | Facebook