Joni James
Pop songstress Joni James was born Giovanna Carmella Babbo in Chicago on September 22, 1930. After studying drama and ballet throughout her adolescence, she joined a local dance troupe on a tour of Canada upon graduating high school, later working as a chorus girl at the Windy City's Edgewater Beach Hotel. A fill-in gig at an Indiana roadhouse convinced James to pursue a career as a singer, and while appearing in a TV commercial she was spotted by executives at MGM, signing to the label in 1952. Her single "Why Don't You Believe Me" sold over a million copies, topping the U.S. charts for six weeks and falling just shy of the Top Ten in Britain.
An overnight sensation, James enjoyed an incredible run of hits over the next year, among them the double-sided "Have You Heard"/"Wishing Ring," "Purple Shades," Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Is It Any Wonder," "Almost Always," "My Love, My Love," "You're Fooling Someone," "Nina-Non (A Christmas Lullaby)," and "You're My Everything." By 1954, however, James' early success seemed to dissipate entirely, and after returning to the Top Ten twice the following year with "How Important Can It Be?" and "You Are My Love," she never reached to the upper rungs of the charts again, although she continued cracking the Top 100 for the remainder of the decade. In 1964, she retired from music to tend to her ailing husband, musical director Anthony Acquaviva, and spent the next three decades essentially removed from the public eye; finally, during the mid-'90s, she returned to touring while also supervising the re-release of her classic MGM recordings. Joni James died on February 20, 2022 at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida; she was 91 years old.
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Italian & Folk Classics
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Classic Music International le 25 janv. 2011
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Remastered Hits, Vol. 2 (All Tracks Remastered)
Pop - Paru chez jjjedizionimusicali le 26 sept. 2021
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100 Strings & Joni On Broadway
Pop - Paru chez Hallmark le 1 janv. 2000
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In a Garden of Roses
Pop - Paru chez Firefly Entertainment le 8 févr. 2022
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Strings From Hollywood To Broadway
Pop - Paru chez Classic Music International le 22 mars 2010
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Somewhere in the Night - Joni James
Pop - Paru chez Isis le 18 janv. 2022
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There Must Be A Way (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 33)
Rock - Paru chez Music Manager le 19 déc. 2018
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Why Don't You Believe Me
Jazz - Paru chez Black Sheep Music le 9 déc. 2013
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In a Garden of Roses
Pop - Paru chez Supreme Media le 8 févr. 2022
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The Best of Joni James
Afrique - Paru chez Vintage Jukebox le 20 mars 2020
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Almost Always, Vol. 1
Pop - Paru chez Diamond Days le 10 oct. 2013
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100 Strings from Hollywood to Broadway
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Big Eye le 5 avr. 2013
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There Goes My Heart
Pop - Paru chez Classic Records le 10 févr. 2010
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Wishing Ring
Électronique - Paru chez Irish21music le 10 févr. 2023
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100 Strings & Joni In Hollywood
Pop - Paru chez Hallmark le 1 janv. 2000
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I Laughed at Love (27 Wonderfull Songs)
Pop - Paru chez Bamboodi le 31 janv. 2019
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Like 3 O'clock In The Morning
Pop - Paru chez Hallmark le 1 janv. 2000
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Suit & Tie Vol. 6
Nat King Cole, The Boswell Sisters, Carmen Cavallaro, Joni James
Jazz - Paru chez Music Manager le 31 juil. 2015
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