Cher: Strong Enough

by Josiah Howard

Overview

Sixty years and 100 million album sales after first appearing on the music scene as one half of pop duo ‘Sonny and Cher’, the Academy Award–winning singer and actress is an authentic American icon. Throughout Cher’s astonishing career — which has encompassed televisual triumphs, a string of international hit singles, sell-out tours, an Oscar statuette for Moonstruck, and a Las Vegas residency — her personal life has continually made front (and back) page news. In the shadow of her success, Cher has been linked with many high-profile men, married and divorced twice (the second time to rock superstar Gregg Allman), battled with depression, defied network censors, and dealt with the tragedy of Sonny Bono’s early death. Including exclusive interviews with Cher and those she has worked with on- and off-stage, Cher: Strong Enough documents the ins and outs and ups and downs of a one-name American icon — Cher — at her outrageous best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780859655668
Publisher:	Plexus Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	11/29/2022
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	238,969
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Josiah Howard's short stories, articles and entertainment industry photographs have been featured on various Internet websites and in a variety of newspapers and magazines. He is the author of Donna Summer: Her Life and Music and Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide. His first association with Cher came in 2008 when he was commissioned to write the program for her 2008 post-Farewell Tour return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. A graduate of New York University, he lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Foreword 12

Introduction 14

Part 1 Cherilyn 16

1 The Sicilian and the "Indian" 17

2 I Got You Babe 24

3 Gypsys, Half-Breeds and Dark Ladies 34

4 I Got Someone Else Babe 44

5 Laugh at Me 53

6 New Teamwork 58

7 The Star Treatment 63

8 A Cast of Characters 69

Part 2 Cher (Formerly of Sonny and Cher) 74

9 Let Me Entertain You 75

10 "In It Up to My Neck" 83

11 Up, Up… and Away 94

12 Magazine Queen 106

13 A Sunday Night Staple 114

14 Belly Button Bickering 120

15 All in the Family 126

Part 3 Cher Bono Allman 132

16 Ramblin' Man 133

17 Girls Will Talk 139

18 "I Do," I Think 143

19 New Album, Old Father 149

20 All in the Family Too 153

21 Musical Chairs 158

22 Something For Everyone 163

Part 4 (Another) New Beginning 170

23 Salute to a Friend 171

24 Two for the Price of One 177

25 Witchy Woman 185

26 Who Becomes a Legend Most? 193

27 Cher Shares "Cher" 199

28 It Was a Good Year 205

29 The Beat Goes On 213

30 76… And The Story Continues… 221

Epilogue 228

TV Or Not TV 252

Notes 254

Bibliography 265

Appendix 270

Editorial Reviews

• ‘Cher: Strong Enough is an exhaustively researched, highly entertaining look at the star’s sensational 1975 solo variety hour . . . a labor of love from author Josiah Howard.’— Liz Smith, Variety
• ‘Josiah Howard's in-depth biography features a selection of intimate photos and there's exceptional attention to detail as it delivers an interesting account of Cher's early life and career. For fans, it's a definite must-read.’ — OK! Magazine
• 'Fascinating, meticulously detailed ... Howard leaves no Bugle bead unturned.' — The Huffington Post

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