Sonny LeMaire

Alfred William "Sonny" LeMaire (born September 16, 1947) is an American country music artist. LeMaire is best known as being the bass guitarist of the band Exile, a role that he first held in 1977.[4] After lead singer J. P. Pennington quit the band in 1989, LeMaire alternated with Paul Martin on lead vocals, including the singles "Nobody's Talking" and "Yet".[3] Following Exile's initial 1993 disbanding, LeMaire played bass for Burnin' Daylight in the mid-nineties,[5] reuniting permanently with his "Kiss You All Over" bandmates in 2008.

Sonny LeMaire
Birth nameAlfred William LeMaire[1]
Born (1947-09-16) September 16, 1947[2][3]
Fort Lee, Virginia
GenresCountry
InstrumentsVocals, bass guitar
Years active1977-present
Associated acts

In addition to co-writing several of Exile's singles with Pennington, LeMaire wrote Restless Heart's 1992 hit "When She Cries",[6] along with "What I Did Right" by Sons of the Desert, "Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio, "She Thinks She Needs Me" by Andy Griggs, and "Fall", recorded first by Clay Walker and then Kimberley Locke.[7]

References
  1. "Alfred William LeMaire". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  3. The Encyclopedia of Country Music.
  4. "About". exile.biz. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. Whitburn, p. 58
  6. Paulson, Dave (August 30, 2014). "Story behind the song: 'When She Cries'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. "Sonny LeMaire". musicvf.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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