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Sonny Rhodes is an American blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the blues and soul genres. He has released several albums and has performed with many notable blues and soul artists. He has also composed music for television and film. Rhodes was born in Smithville, Texas, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. He was influenced by the music of Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, and B.B. King. He began performing professionally in the late 1950s, and released his first album, Sonny Rhodes and the Texas Twisters, in 1965. Rhodes has released several albums over the years, including Blues for the West Side (1970), Sonny Rhodes Live (1973), and The Texas Twister (1975). He has also composed music for television and film, including the theme song for the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. Rhodes has performed with many notable blues and soul artists, including B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and Etta James. He has also performed at many festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival and the San Francisco Blues Festival. As of 2021, Sonny Rhodes's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

Popular As Clarence Smith
Occupation soundtrack,music_department
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 3 November, 1940
Birthday 3 November
Birthplace Smithville, Texas, USA
Nationality United States

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Sonny Rhodes Net Worth

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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1963

In 1963 he left Texas for Califonia, settling in Oakland. He hooked up with a musician named L. C. Robinson (aka "Good Rockin' Robinson") who played the steel Hawaiian lap guitar. Robinson taught Rhodes how to play the instrument, which Rhodes had first heard played by Hop Wilson years before in Texas. His proficiency on that instrument got him recording deals with a few small labels, but nothing really broke for him.

1957

Joining the US Navy in 1957, he served one hitch and after his discharge he got work playing bass for such musicians as Freddie King and Albert Collins.

1940

Blues guitarist Sonny Rhodes was born Clarence Smith in Smithville, TX, in 1940. He learned to play the guitar and bass as a young man.