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Sonny West
Sign in to saveAlso known as Delbert West, Delbert Bryant West Jr.
American actor, bodyguard for Elvis Presley
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Elvis
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Elvis from Outer Space — Self2020
- Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best — Self2019
- Big Elvis: The Pete Vallee Story — Self2019
- Buddy Holly: Rave On — Self2017
- Elvis Presley: The Last 24 Hours — Self2004
- The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel — Self2002
- The Hellcats — Snake1968
- Stay Away, Joe — Jackson He-Crow1968
- The Navy vs. the Night Monsters1966
- E.S.P.
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,308
- Total plays
- 11,511
Tags
rockabillyRock and Rollrockn roll
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Sonny West (born Joseph Sonny West near Lubbock, TX, on 30 July 1937; died 8 September 2022) was an American rockabilly musician and songwriter remembered as the co-writer of two of Buddy Holly's biggest hits: "Oh, Boy!" and "Rave On". 2) Sonny West is a British neo-rockabilly singer and guitarist. 1) Sonny West (born Joseph Sonny West near Lubbock, TX, on 30 July 1937; died 8 September <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sonny+West"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Memphis Mafia
- Family name
- West
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Hendersonville
- Occupation
- stunt performer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Sonny West.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-07-05
- date of death
- 2017-05-24
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- relative
- Red West
- nickname
- Sonny
- birth name
- Delbert Bryant West Jr.
- name in native language
- Sonny West
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Sonny West (actor)
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (1)
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