Chaz Bono has had a lot to deal with, especially being the kid of Cher.
Even in good times, being in the public eye has been challenging for him. Chaz’s story is among the most inspiring. Transforming into a man began in 2011 at 39. Cher has always supported her loving son, even when it was hard.
Cher initially struggled with her LGBT son. Chaz said she went “ballistic” when she learned.
Cher is well-known. Her incredible career comes to mind when I think of her. She began her career with Sonny Bono, with whom she had a great and tempestuous relationship.
Cher dropped out of high school at 16 and relocated to LA, where the couple met. Her acting classes and career supported her. She sang great.
Cher’s son Chaz Bono worked as an assistant to famed record producer Phil Spector, when Sonny was 11 years older. Soon, the two clicked.
Bono sang backup for Cher on many Specter records. Cheer collaborated on many songs, including The Ronettes’ Be My Baby and The Righteous Brothers’ You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.
Sonny and Cher began recording together in 1964. The audience didn’t like their initial singles. The September 1964 release of Baby Don’t Go changed everything.
Cher’s mother Georgia Holt had her brother Mickey hire the duo to open for the Righteous Brothers, starting a long and successful career that earned her the nickname “The Goddess of Pop.”
Cher and her family’s first song, Baby Don’t Go, marked the start of a prosperous partnership that lasted until the mid-1970s.
Cher and Sonny grew closer personally.
“I was with my girlfriend, who was really beautiful,” Cher said. “He liked her, so he didn’t talk to me. He said, “Oh yeah, kid.”
She said “everyone just disappeared” when she saw him, calling him “the most unusual person I’d ever seen.”
Cher and Bono moved in together. It took time for their romance to grow. Cher says Bono wasn’t initially attracted to her physically. The couple started dating again soon after.
The two married in 1965 and began their singing careers.
The couple had Chaz Bono, their most important child. Life began on March 4, 1969, as Chastity Bono. He became renowned quickly as a celebrity child and appeared on TV soon after.
