Sonny Bono Autographs
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (/ˈboʊnoʊ/ BOH-noh; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.
The United States Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by 20 years, was named in honor of Bono when it was passed by Congress nine months after his death. Mary Bono (his widow and successor in Congress) had been one of the original sponsors of the legislation, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
Bono was born in Detroit, the son of Zena "Jean" (née DiMercurio) and Santo Bono. His father was born in Montelepre, Palermo, Italy; his mother was also of Italian descent. His mother called him "Sono" as a term of endearment, which evolved over time into "Sonny". Sonny was the youngest of three siblings; he had two sisters, Fran and Betty. The family moved to Inglewood, California, when he was seven, and his parents divorced soon afterwards. Bono decided early in life to become part of the music business, and began writing songs as a teenager. "Koko Joe", a song he wrote at age 16, was recorded by Don and Dewey in 1958, and later covered by several other artists, including the Righteous Brothers. Bono attended Inglewood High School, but did not graduate, opting to drop out so he could begin to pursue a career as a songwriter and performer. He worked at a variety of jobs while trying to break into the music business, including waiter, truck driver, construction laborer, and butcher's helper.
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Current items with a signature of Sonny Bono
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Traded items with a signature of Sonny Bono
The most expensive item with a signature of Sonny Bono (SONNY AND CHER SIGNED PHOTO 8X10 CHER AUTOGRAPH SONNY BONO GRAMMYS BECKETT COA) was sold in July 2025 for $1,512.98 while the cheapest item (Sonny Bono and the beat goes on signed book) found a new owner for $0.01 in February 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2025 with an average selling price of $29.50 for an autographed item of Sonny Bono. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with $300.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was November 2008. In average, an autographed item from Sonny Bono is worth $50.00.
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