What ever happened to Joni James? Is Joni James still alive today?

Joan Carmella Babbo was born to an Italian-American family in Chicago, Illinois, on September 22, 1930, as one of six children supported by her widowed mother.

Joni James had seven Top 10 hits on any of the different Billboard charts that existed previously to the Hot 100. “Why Don’t You Believe Me?” (No. 1 in 1952) “Have You Heard?” (No. 4 in 1953) “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (No. 2 in 1953) “Almost Always” (No. 9 in 1953) “My Love, My Love” (No. 8 in 1953) “How Important Can It Be?” (No. 2 in 1955) and “You Are My Love” (No. 6 in 1955) as well as sixteen other Top 40 hits from 1952 to 1961. She has sold more than 100 million records and recorded more than 25 albums.

What ever happened to Joni James?

In October 2001, just a few weeks after 9/11, she appeared at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, accompanied by the Count Basie orchestra. The streets of the city were still lined with armed soldiers, and she was a guest of honor at the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Tribute to Barbra Streisand.

Is Joni James still alive today?

James died Sunday, February 20, 2022, of natural causes in a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, her family announced. She is not still alive today.