Posted on 02/05/2016 3:59:52 PM PST by SMGFan
They were playing supper clubs and Las Vegas nightclubs when Johnny Musso, a friend of the couple's, was jumping from an executive position at Atlantic to run Decca Records' Kapp label subsidiary, and brought the duo with him. At around the same time, their stage act -- which had evolved into a kind of "with it" domestic comedy routine nearly as prominent as the music, with the tall, wry-witted Cher cutting up on the seemingly dim-witted Sonny -- was spotted by Fred Silverman, who was then the head of programming for CBS. They ended up with a summer replacement try-out show that did so well that Sonny & Cher were given a regular spot in the CBS lineup in January 1972 with a comedy-variety series.
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Cher was about 18 and he was about 30...
she was a good singer...
I use to watch that show...
They say we’re young and can’t grow old....
I have tears in my eyes for laughing, That was hilarious. Thanks for sharing
Oh I watched them. I vaguely remember watching Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny & Marie, The Brady Bunch , Flip Wilson, Sha Na Na and Carol Burnett
Just thought of looking this up. Never saw this either but 2/6 is Reagan’s birthday
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast ~ Ronald Reagan 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcVvF9s2t_o
The future President Reagan and Congressman Bono. Who woulda’ guessed?
A lot of people saw Ronald Reagan as a future President by 1973. Sonny Bono as future Congressman? Not so much. It just goes to show that any responsible American can serve in Congress.
Thanks, that was real nice.
Cher was about 18 and he was about 30...
In 1972 Cher was 26 and Sonny was 37.
Good thing Reagan got elected when he did.
He would have been shredded on FR....
Back then, you couldn't swing a cat without hitting some celebrity with a variety show.
And “The Bobby Vinton Show”.
Red Skelton, too.
Born: May 20, 1946 (age 69), El Centro, CA
She looks a lot older now with all that work done on her whole body.
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