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Is Jim Sohns Dead Or Still Alive?

Jimmy Sohns was best known as the lead singer of the 1960s rock band The Shadows of Knight. His band, they were best known for their famous singalong tune “Gloria,” which reached the top five in 1966. Meanwhile, unlike Laura Branigan’s song of the same name from the 1980s, Jimmy and his comrades’ famed chorus…

Jimmy Sohns was best known as the lead singer of the 1960s rock band The Shadows of Knight.

His band, they were best known for their famous singalong tune “Gloria,” which reached the top five in 1966. Meanwhile, unlike Laura Branigan’s song of the same name from the 1980s, Jimmy and his comrades’ famed chorus is reported to have scribbled out the word… G-L-O-R-I-A.

The late singer was hospitalized earlier this week after having a stroke, according to the Illinois band. On Friday, his daughter confirmed the news to him.

 

Jimmy and a friend were still in charge of the band The Shadows of Knight’s social media profiles. They shared vintage images of The Shadows of Knight’s band members from their heyday.

“I loved signing autographs back then, and I still do 55 years later…share any stories of meeting me here,” Jimmy wrote in an April 9 post.

 

Is Jim Sohns Dead Or Still Alive?

The singer died at the age of 75 after suffering a stroke on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Jimmy was brought to the hospital earlier this week after having a stroke, according to the Illinois band. Sohns’ daughter reported his death on July 29, 2022.

 

 

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