| Sonny LeMaire | |
|---|---|
_(lemaire_cropped).jpg) LeMaire in 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alfred William LeMaire [1] |
| Born | September 16, 1947
[2]
[3] Fort Lee, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Member of | Exile |
| Formerly of | Burnin' Daylight |
Alfred William "Sonny" LeMaire (born September 16, 1947) is an American country music artist. LeMaire is best known as being the bass guitarist of the band Exile, a role that he first held in 1977. [4] After lead singer J. P. Pennington quit the band in 1989, LeMaire alternated with Paul Martin on lead vocals, including the singles " Nobody's Talking" and " Yet". [3] Following Exile's initial 1993 disbanding, LeMaire played bass for Burnin' Daylight in the mid-nineties, [5] reuniting permanently with his " Kiss You All Over" bandmates in 2008.
In addition to co-writing several of Exile's singles with Pennington, LeMaire wrote Restless Heart's 1992 hit " When She Cries", [6] along with " What I Did Right" by Sons of the Desert, " Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio, " She Thinks She Needs Me" by Andy Griggs, and " Fall", recorded first by Clay Walker and then Kimberley Locke. [7]
Sonny is married to Mary Ellen LeMaire since November 11, 2019
- ^ "Alfred William LeMaire". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (February 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199920839.
- ^ "About". exile.biz. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 58
- ^ Paulson, Dave (August 30, 2014). "Story behind the song: 'When She Cries'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Sonny LeMaire". musicvf.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
| Sonny LeMaire | |
|---|---|
|
LeMaire in 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alfred William LeMaire [1] |
| Born | September 16, 1947
[2]
[3] Fort Lee, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Member of | Exile |
| Formerly of | Burnin' Daylight |
Alfred William "Sonny" LeMaire (born September 16, 1947) is an American country music artist. LeMaire is best known as being the bass guitarist of the band Exile, a role that he first held in 1977. [4] After lead singer J. P. Pennington quit the band in 1989, LeMaire alternated with Paul Martin on lead vocals, including the singles " Nobody's Talking" and " Yet". [3] Following Exile's initial 1993 disbanding, LeMaire played bass for Burnin' Daylight in the mid-nineties, [5] reuniting permanently with his " Kiss You All Over" bandmates in 2008.
In addition to co-writing several of Exile's singles with Pennington, LeMaire wrote Restless Heart's 1992 hit " When She Cries", [6] along with " What I Did Right" by Sons of the Desert, " Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio, " She Thinks She Needs Me" by Andy Griggs, and " Fall", recorded first by Clay Walker and then Kimberley Locke. [7]
Sonny is married to Mary Ellen LeMaire since November 11, 2019
- ^ "Alfred William LeMaire". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (February 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199920839.
- ^ "About". exile.biz. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 58
- ^ Paulson, Dave (August 30, 2014). "Story behind the song: 'When She Cries'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Sonny LeMaire". musicvf.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.