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Joni James

Joni James on the cover of her 2002 collection Platinum & Gold: The MGM Years

Joni James (born Joan [or Giovanna] Carmella Babbo, September 22, 1930) was an American singer of traditional pop music.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois. As an adolescent, she studied drama and ballet, and on graduating from high school, went with a local dance group on a tour of Canada. She then took a job as a chorus girl in the Edgewater Beach Hotel in her native Chicago. After doing a fill-in in Indiana, she decided to pursue a singing career. Some executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) spotted her in a television commercial, and she was signed by MGM in 1952. Her first hit, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" sold over a million copies. She had a number of hits following that one, including "Your Cheatin' Heart" (a cover of Hank Williams' hit) and "Why Don't You Believe Me".

In 1964 she retired from music, in part also because her husband, Anthony Acquaviva (a music director) was in bad health and needed her attention. For many years she was out of the public eye, but began touring again in the mid-1990s.

For her contribution to the recording industry, Joni James has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hit songs

  • "Almost Always"
  • "Give Us This Day"
  • "Have You Heard"
  • "How Important Can It Be?"
  • "Is It Any Wonder"
  • "My Love, My Love"
  • "There Goes My Heart"
  • "There Must Be a Way"
  • "Why Don't You Believe Me"
  • "Wishing Ring"
  • "You Are My Love"
  • "Your Cheatin' Heart"
  • "You're Foolin' Someone"

External references

  • Joni's World (http://jonijames.com/), her official site
  • Biography on the Iceberg (http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/1215/joni_james.html) site

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For her contribution to the recording industry, Joni James has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From Greatest Hits, Volume 1. For many years she was out of the public eye, but began touring again in the mid-1990s. From Take A Look In The Mirror. In 1964 she retired from music, in part also because her husband, Anthony Acquaviva (a music director) was in bad health and needed her attention. From Untouchables. She had a number of hits following that one, including "Your Cheatin' Heart" (a cover of Hank Williams' hit) and "Why Don't You Believe Me". From Issues.

Her first hit, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" sold over a million copies. From Follow The Leader. Some executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) spotted her in a television commercial, and she was signed by MGM in 1952. From Life Is Peachy. After doing a fill-in in Indiana, she decided to pursue a singing career. From KoЯn. She then took a job as a chorus girl in the Edgewater Beach Hotel in her native Chicago. Most of these videos can be downloaded from KoЯnTV (http://www.korntv.com/).

As an adolescent, she studied drama and ballet, and on graduating from high school, went with a local dance group on a tour of Canada.
. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.
. Joni James (born Joan [or Giovanna] Carmella Babbo, September 22, 1930) was an American singer of traditional pop music.
. Biography on the Iceberg (http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/1215/joni_james.html) site. This is the band's first line up change.

Joni's World (http://jonijames.com/), her official site. Brian "Head" Welch, citing religious/moral objections to the band's music, left KoЯn on February 22, 2005. He has turned highly religious, even being baptized in the Jordan River. "You're Foolin' Someone". The band continues to progress and experiment with new sounds, including never-before-heard in KoЯn songs, guitar solos. The band completed their record deal with Sony Records and now plans to release their future albums themselves, setting a new precedent for big name artists. "Your Cheatin' Heart". The other is a cover of the three parts of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. "You Are My Love". The first single is a cover of Cameo's 1980s hit, Word Up.

"Wishing Ring". As of 2004, the group have remained successful: KoЯn recently released a greatest hits album, with two cover versions as singles. "Why Don't You Believe Me". This band is also notable for its collaborations with some hip hop artists, like Ice Cube and Nas. "There Must Be a Way". The group's music is a blend of pounding, tribal drums and loud, distorted seven-string guitars, and has gained the band popularity throughout the years. "There Goes My Heart". Davis' distinctive singing—often a series of grunts, whines and bizarre scats—and his lyrics, are inspired in part by his alleged child abuse by an unnamed party.

"My Love, My Love". KoЯn are often cited as inspiring the wave of nu metal bands that appeared in the late 1990s and early 2000s; they are credited for giving significant boosts to Limp Bizkit and Deftones. "Is It Any Wonder". When Davis joined the band in 1993, they changed their name to KoЯn, releasing their debut album KoЯn through Epic/Immortal Records in October 1994. "How Important Can It Be?". They later changed their name to Creep. "Have You Heard". They originally formed as LAPD (which stood for Love And Peace Dude), which consisted of all five members apart from singer Jonathan Davis.

"Give Us This Day". KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. "Almost Always". The songs were performed by various other bands on the soundtrack album. The Queen of the Damned - Music and lyrics written and performed (in the movie) by Jonathan Davis. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Did My Time.

Spawn - Kick the P.A., with Dust Brothers. End of Days - The Camel Song. The Crow: City of Angels - Sean Olsen. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Proud.

Another Brick in the Wall. Word Up. Everything I've Known. Y'all Want a Single.

Right Now. Did My Time. Alone I Break. Thoughtless.

Here To Stay. Somebody Someone. Make Me Bad. Falling Away From Me.

Freak on a Leash. Got The Life. A.D.I.D.A.S.. Shoots and Ladders.

Clown. Faget. Blind. Korn Kovers, due for release in 2005.

Greatest Hits, Volume 1, 2004. Take A Look In The Mirror, 2003. Untouchables, 2002. Issues, 1999.

Follow the Leader, 1998. Life Is Peachy, 1996. KoЯn, 1994.