Sonny & Cher began in the 20th century.
Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo , actors , singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s .. Cher. Cher. pop music. pop music. Sonny. Sonny Bono. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector .. R&B. rhythm and blues. Phil Spector. Phil Spector. The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965 , `` Baby Do n't Go '' and `` I Got You Babe '' .. I Got You Babe. I Got You Babe. Signing with Atco / Atlantic Records , they released three studio albums in the late 1960s , as well as the soundtrack recording for an unsuccessful movie , Good Times .. Atco. Atco Records. Atlantic. Atlantic Records. In 1972 , after four years of silence , the couple returned to the studio and released two other albums under the MCA / Kapp Records label .. MCA. MCA Records. Kapp. Kapp Records. In the 1970s , they also positioned themselves as media personalities with two top ten TV shows in the US , The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Show .. Cher. Cher. Sonny. Sonny Bono. The couple 's career as a duo ended in 1975 following their divorce .. In the decade they spent together , Sonny and Cher sold over 40 million records worldwide .. Cher. Cher. Sonny. Sonny Bono. Performing under her first name , Cher went on to a highly successful career as a solo singer and actress , while Sonny Bono was eventually elected to Congress as a Republican U.S. Representative from California .. Cher. Cher. Sonny Bono. Sonny Bono. Sonny. Sonny Bono. Congress. United States Congress. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). U.S. Representative. U.S. Representative. California. California. The two performers were inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998 , following Sonny 's death in a skiing accident .. Sonny. Sonny Bono. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame. skiing. skiing