Joni James

For her contribution to the recording industry, Joni James has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kill Hannah signed with Atlantic Records in late 2002 and are currently recording their second major label album. For many years she was out of the public eye, but began touring again in the mid-1990s. The single 'Kennedy' debuted at #2 on modern rock radio, was performed on "Last Call with Carson Daly", and featured on such hit television shows as "Jack and Bobby", "One Tree Hill", and "North Shore". 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. Through much of 2003 and 2004, Kill Hannah has toured separately with Chevelle, H.I.M., and The Sounds, while also opening for Evanescence, Jane's Addiction, Everclear, Eve 6, The All American Rejects, Fuel, P.O.D., The Distillers, Story of the Year, Three Days Grace, Alien Ant Farm, The Buzzcocks, Andrew WK, Trapt, and many others. 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". Kill Hannah recorded their Atlantic Records debut "For Never and Ever" in Los Angeles in the winter of 2003 with producer Sean Beavan (No Doubt, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and mixer Tim Palmer (U2, The Cure, Tears For Fears).

Her first hit, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" sold over a million copies. Between 1996 and 2002, Kill Hannah self-released a slew of albums, singles and EPs independently -- All of which quickly sold out of multiple pressings. Some executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) spotted her in a television commercial, and she was signed by MGM in 1952. Kill Hannah formed in 1995 in a dorm room at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After doing a fill-in in Indiana, she decided to pursue a singing career. A post-rock band from Chicago, Illinois, currently signed to Atlantic Records. She then took a job as a chorus girl in the Edgewater Beach Hotel in her native Chicago. "Hummingbirds The Size of Bullets" (1996).

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. "Sleeping Like Electric Eels" (1996). She was born in Chicago, Illinois. "Lovesick" (1997). Joni James (born Joan [or Giovanna] Carmella Babbo, September 22, 1930) was an American singer of traditional pop music. "Stunt Pilots" (1997). Biography on the Iceberg (http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/1215/joni_james.html) site. "Welcome to Chicago Motherf**ker" (2000).

Joni's World (http://jonijames.com/), her official site. "Here are the Young Moderns" (1998). "You're Foolin' Someone". "American Jet Set" (1999). "Your Cheatin' Heart". "For Never and Ever" (October 14, 2003). "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".