The singing duo of Sonny and Cher still resonates with Baby Boomers in a way that can seem quite a mystery to later generations. Here’s our fave Classic TV historian, Herbie J Pilato, to explain.
The Beat Still Goes On
by Herbie J Pilato
When it comes to vintage comedy-variety shows headlined by pop-music stars, before Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny and Marie and the Captain and Tennille, there was Sonny and Cher.
Breezy, brazen and groundbreaking, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour started it all.