Hole (band)

Although Love's flamboyant personality and controversial statements have often overshadowed the reception of Hole's music, it should be stressed that Hole's records all sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, and that their music releases (as well as the musicianship of the band members) have been critically praised. For her contribution to the recording industry, Joni James has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hole's band members have changed frequently over the years; the line-up of Hole's last album Celebrity Skin (1998) was Love (lead vocals), Melissa Auf der Maur (bass), Eric Erlandson (guitars), and Patty Schemel (drums). For many years she was out of the public eye, but began touring again in the mid-1990s. After a number of releases on independent record labels, including their first full length album Pretty on the Inside which received praise from underground critics, Hole released their major label debut Live Through This (1994) very shortly after the suicide death of Love's husband Kurt Cobain. 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. Hole was a musical group, formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson. 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".

Celebrity Skin (1998). Her first hit, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" sold over a million copies. My Body The Hand Grenade (1997). Some executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) spotted her in a television commercial, and she was signed by MGM in 1952. Ask For It (1995). After doing a fill-in in Indiana, she decided to pursue a singing career. Live Through This (1994). She then took a job as a chorus girl in the Edgewater Beach Hotel in her native Chicago.

Pretty on the Inside (1991). 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.

Joni's World (http://jonijames.com/), her official site. "You're Foolin' Someone". "Your Cheatin' Heart". "You Are My Love".

"Wishing Ring". "Why Don't You Believe Me". "There Must Be a Way". "There Goes My Heart".

"My Love, My Love". "Is It Any Wonder". "How Important Can It Be?". "Have You Heard".

"Give Us This Day". "Almost Always".