About Sonny Bono:
Salvatore Phillip was an American recording artist and producer, who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher, as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. He was also mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and congressman for California's 44th district from 1995 until he died hitting a tree while skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort, near South Lake Tahoe, California while still in office.
Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.
Sonny Bono