Joni James, singer behind Why Don't You Believe Me? and How Important Can It Be?, passes at age 91
dailymail.co.ukJoni James, the singer who recorded the hit 1950s tracks Why Don't You Believe Me? and How Important Can It Be?, has died at the age of 91.Her son, Michael Acquaviva, confirmed with The Washington Post that his mother passed on February 20.James' family announced she passed of natural causes in a West Palm Beach, Florida hospital, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Joni James, the singer who recorded the hit 1950s tracks Why Don't You Believe Me? and How Important Can It Be?, has died at the age of 91.James, who later earned the nicknameQueen of Hearts, was born Givanna Carmello Babbo on September 22, 1930 in Chicago, according to Deadline.She worked as a dancer as a young girl and toured throughout Canada in the late 1940s.
She then started working in music, recording first for Sharp Records and then later MGM. James was just 22 when she began experiencing musical success with her 1952 track Why Don't You Believe Me?.The song wasnumber one on the three Billboard charts in late 1952 and remained there for weeks, according to THR.
James was born Givanna Carmello Babbo on September 22, 1930 in Chicago, according to DeadlineHer subsequent tracks were also successes on the charts, with the 1953 song Your Cheatin' Heart and 1955's How Important Can It Be?
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