Sonji Clay

American Soul singer First wife of Cassius Clay ​(1964-1966). Sonji first met the boxer through his manager, Herbert Muhammad, back when he was still going by his birth name, Cassius Marcellus Clay. They married just 41 days later, on Aug. 14, 1964. But the couple divorced by January 1966 amid conflict over his increasing devotion to the Nation of Islam. As singer, she released three singles between 1966 - 1969 Born November 23, 1945 in USA Died October 11, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois (possible heart attack)