And the Beat Goes on Author:Sonny Bono When they divorced in 1975, Cher claimed "involuntary servitude." Sonny claimed "loss of business opportunities." The innocence was gone... Entertaining and sizzlingly candid, And The Beat Goes On takes us from Sonny's days as a meat delivery boy pitching songs door-to-door on Hollywood's Sunset Strip to his shocking first date with Cher... more »...from their first nightclub act as "Caesar and Cleo" to their overnight success with "I Got You Babe." It's all here in this no-holds-barred memoir that reveals Sonny and Cher's roller coaster ride to superstardom, their fast-track years in the limelight, the dark downturn into divorce and the eventual upswing that culminated in Sonny's triumphant Palm Springs mayoral campaign. From the high times with Jackie Kennedy and the Rolling Stones to losing it all in a bad movie deal, Sonny Bono's story is the dramatic saga of a man who lives the American dreamwho's gotten knocked down countless times and gets up to win again and again.« less
I don't know anyone who didn't totally enjoy Sonny and Chere. I, for one, was so disappointed when the reality of their break-up was made public.I could not put this down. After I read this, I went on You Tube and typed in Chere at Sonny Bono Funeral. She gave the eulogy and having just finished this book I was even more moved to tears as I watched HER crying and pour out her heart validating everything Sonny sanctioned as fact/truth.
She was right, Sonny would have been loving it...hearing her, for communication was not one of her strong suits which was very hard for a person who wore his heart on his sleeve and spoke from the depth of his soul. Now we have in the public eye their beautiful offspring, Chaz...who we knew back then as Chastity. What Chaz has undertaken takes guts whether you are in agreement with right/wrong/indifferent. Get this book somewhere.It is well worth the time to read it. Patfabric