Salvatore Phillip "
Sonny"
Bono (; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) 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 his death in 1998.