Cher recounts her difficult childhood, her entry into the music business and her complicated relationships with Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman in "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," out Nov. 19, 2024.

The pair met in 1962 when Sonny was working as a record producer for Phil Spector and Cher was looking for a break. They recorded together as Caesar & Cleo, and Cher cut singles under the name ...

Cheating, threats, jealousy and hidden money — how Sonny Bono and Cher’s marriage turned dark, as told in “Cher: The Memoir, Part One.” ...

But Sonny and Cher exceeded my dreams. When they launched into “I Got You Babe,” the Dome’s massive crowd responded with a veritable roar. It was my very first concert.

At the time, Cher was in the process of divorcing Bono and nearing the end of their star-making variety show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, which was cancelled due to their split in 1974. Record ...

Sonny and Cher met at a party when she was just 16. He was 27. Cher was new to Los Angeles at the time. She repeatedly insisted that Bono was attracted to her friend and initially didn’t pay ...

With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.

Cher says Sonny Bono was so 'childish' that their 11-year age gap didn't matter: 'He got to be real with me' "All these other women that were his age, they wanted him to be a grown up," she said ...

Cher went on to star in her own variety show, Cher, in 1975. She and Bono reconciled professionally to create The Sonny and Cher Show, for which she was paid fairly. “Sonny had his demons ...

Cher’s early years weren’t so fabulous. She was born in 1946 to Johnnie Sarkisian, a ne’er-do-well who soon abandoned his family, and his 20-year-old wife, Jackie Jean (who later went by the ...