Joni James, born Giovanna Joan Carmella Babbo, on Sept. 22, 1930 in Chicago, Ill. In her early years, she studied drama & Ballet, after High School she toured Canada with a dance group, After taking a job as a chours girl, she decided to persue a singing career, MGM Executives saw her in a tv commercial and she was signed on by MGM in 1952, She was the first American singer to record at Abbey Road Studios in England. Her fan base, even included Asia, & the Philippines, She had 7 top hts including " Why Don't You Believe in Me?, Your Cheatting Heart, Almost Always, & Have You Heard?

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