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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I Feel a Song Coming On
Folk - Paru chez Black Sheep Music le 5 août 2013
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The Best of Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me
Blues - Paru chez Imperial Presents le 8 févr. 2022
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You Are My Sunshine (The Ultimate Collection)
Électronique - Paru chez Beach View Records le 5 août 2022
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Jazzmatic by Joni James
Jazz - Paru chez Afternoon In Paris le 12 févr. 2016
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Greatest Easy Listening By Joni James
Lounge - Paru chez Shami Media Group 3 le 1 déc. 2016
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My Believing Heart (Billboard Hot 100 - No 49)
Pop - Paru chez Music Manager le 13 nov. 2020
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Why Don't You Believe Me (Mono Version)
Pop - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1953
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Greatest Hits
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Burning Fire le 6 janv. 2009
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Jazz 4 Life (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez The Blue Mile Records le 19 juil. 2019
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Merry Christmas From Joni
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Seasonal le 1 janv. 2000
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Joni Sings Songs by Victor Young and Songs by Frank Loesser
Pop - Paru chez Music Manager le 26 nov. 2022
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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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