Joni James - 8 different 45 rpm records Start Price USD 9.95 Current Price USD 9.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, May 10, 2008 End Time Saturday, May 17, 2008 Location Glastonbury, Connecticut See more about 'Joni James - 8 different 45 rpm records' Description Joni James-8 different 45's all in sleeves (5 in original MGM sleeves). Visually 7 of these range from vg to near mint condition, the other item is a lesser grade.  Joni James (born Giovanna 'Joan' Carmella Babbo, on September 22, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer of traditional pop music. James was born into an Italian family in Chicago. 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 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 "Have You Heard." More info at WIKIPEDIA Records Artist Label Number Set # Genre Title1 Title2 Type Year Date added JAMES,JONI MGM 11333 WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME PURPLE SHADES 1952 JAMES,JONI MGM 11543 MY LOVE MY LOVE YOU'RE FOOLING SOMEONE 1953 JAMES,JONI MGM 12066 YOU ARE MY LOVE I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP 1955 JAMES,JONI MGM 12126 * MY BELIEVING HEART YOU NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 1955 JAMES,JONI MGM 12175 DON'T TELL ME NOT TO LOVE YOU SOMEWHERE SOMEONE IS LONELY 1956 JAMES,JONI MGM 12213 I WOKE UP CRYING MAVERICK QUEEN 1956 JAMES,JONI MGM 12450 ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART I NEED YOU SO 1957 4/20/2008 JAMES,JONI MGM 30829 YOU'RE NEARER (FROM "TOO MANY GIRLS") YOU'RE MY EVEYTHING (FROM "THE LAUGH PARADE") 1954 Place a Bid!