Country music star Sonny James (1929- ) was born in Hackleburg in Marion County. He

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Sonny James

Country music star Sonny James (1929- ) was born in Hackleburg in Marion County. He produced a string of country music hits in the 1950s and 60s, and his career lasted until the 1980s. James was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.