Sonny Knight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sonny Knight

American musician

Date of Birth: 17-May-1934

Place of Birth: Maywood, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1998

Profession: musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joseph Coleman Smith (17 May 1934 – 5 September 1998), who performed and recorded under the name Sonny Knight, was an American singer, songwriter and author.
His biggest hit was "Confidential", which reached the pop and R&B charts in 1956, and he continued to record into the 1960s.
In 1981, using his real name, he wrote The Day the Music Died, a fictionalised account of racism in the American music business in the 1950s.