Sonny West
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joe Bob West, Sunny West
American rockabilly musician, singer, songwriter (1937–2022)
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- Works
- 1
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1977-06-08
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- 3,308
- Total plays
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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
- Given name
- Sonny
- Family name
- West
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lubbock
- Place of death
- Grove
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Sonny West with guitar he made from Texas Mesquite wood.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1937-07-30
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-09-08
- Commons category
- Sonny West (musician)
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- name in native language
- Sonny West
- birth name
- Joseph Sonny West
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