Sonny James Autographs
James Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot Country and Disk Jockey singles charts. Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard Hot Country number-one singles among his 26 Billboard Hot Country number-one hits. From 1964 to 1976, James placed 21 of his albums in the top 10 of Billboard Top Country Albums. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
James Hugh Loden was born on May 1, 1928 to Archie Lee "Pop" Loden and Della Burleson Loden, who operated a 300-acre (120 ha) farm outside Hackleburg, Alabama. His parents were amateur musicians, and his sister Thelma Lee Loden Holcombe also played instruments and sang from an early age. By age three, he was playing a mandolin and singing, and was dubbed "Sonny Boy". In 1933, the family appeared on a radio audition, which resulted in their being offered a regular Saturday slot on Muscle Shoals, Alabama, radio station WNRA. About this time, the parents volunteered to raise an Alabama girl named Ruby Palmer, and soon Ruby was also part of the musical group, and the singing Loden Family, later billed as Sonny Loden and the Southerners, was soon playing theaters, auditoriums, and schoolhouses throughout the Southern United States.
Up to this point, their musical appearances had been a part-time effort for the family, as they returned after each gig or tour to work the family farm. After a few years, Pop Loden decided they were professional enough to immerse themselves in the field full-time, so he leased out the farm and they took a daily spot on radio station KLCN, where they provided early-morning accompaniment for the area's early risers. After that, they had spots on several other radio stations around the South. In 1949, they returned to Alabama, with a show on radio station WSGN in Birmingham, Alabama. Near Christmastime that year, the two girls were married in West Memphis, Arkansas, in a double ceremony and left the group. The parents found other girls to take their places, but the group soon disbanded (the parents returned to Hackleburg and opened a clothing store, where James worked while belatedly finishing his final year of high school). During the summer of 1950, he worked with a band, sometimes singing, but he was most useful as a guitar player on the Memphis, Tennessee radio station WHBQ.
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Traded items with a signature of Sonny James
The most expensive item with a signature of Sonny James (GRAND OLE OPRY AWARDS SHOW Autograph Contract 1979 SONNY JAMES Signed 3 TIMES) was sold in March 2025 for $1,727.49 while the cheapest item (Vintage Sonny James & Friends Signed Photo 8X10 Country Singer 6 Singatures AUTO) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (6) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $12.00 for an autographed item of Sonny James. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with $22.52 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.50 was November 2021. In average, an autographed item from Sonny James is worth $12.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sonny James were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 |  |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
 | Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo Sonny James Country Singer | $12.00 | |
| Sonny James 1965 Original Press Photo Autographed Black & White Vintage | $5.00 | |
| Sonny James 1965 Original Press Photo Autographed Black & White Vintage | $5.00 | |
