Biography:
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 c... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
1965 Bossa Nova Style
1964 Put on a Happy Face
1964 My Favorite Things
1964 Joni James Sings the Gershwins
1964 Italianissime
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