Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Career  





2 References  














Jo Ann Tolley







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Jo Ann Tolley
OccupationsSinger
LabelsMGM Records
Jubilee Records

Jo Ann Tolley is a vocalist who recorded on the MGM Records and Jubilee Records labels in the 1950s. Among her notable songs are I'd Never Forgive Myself (1953),[1] I Tried Again/That's What I Like (1954) and Don't/Baby Want You Please Come Home (1955).[2] Although her music was once erroneously reviewed as rhythm & blues, it is considered pop music.[3] According to Frank Sinatra biographer Kitty Kelley. Tolley had a romance with Sinatra.[4]

Career[edit]

Tolley toured frequently in the 1950s. In 1953 she opened at the Casa BlancainCanton, Ohio on December 11, for three days. Afterward she performed for two weeks at the Spa Athletic Club in Erie, Pennsylvania, beginning on December 14.[5]

Tolley appeared on the WRC-TV program, The National Radio Fan Club, on July 15, 1955.[6] Tolley was an added attraction on a bill with Bill Haley and the Comets at the Courthouse Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts, in December 1955.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pop Memories 1890-1954, Joel Whitburn, Record Research, 1986, pg. 421.
  • ^ Jubilee, Soulful Kinda Music, Magazine & Web Site.
  • ^ Music As Written, Billboard Magazine, August 6, 1955, pg. 42.
  • ^ His Way, Kitty Kelley, Random House, 1987.
  • ^ Billboard Magazine, December 12, 1953, pg. 19.
  • ^ Radio Highlights, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, July 15, 1955, pg. 57.
  • ^ Comets Set Mark At Springfield, Billboard Magazine, December 31, 1955, pg. 18.

  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Tolley&oldid=1220685896"

    Categories: 
    American women singers
    American singer stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles with hCards
    Use mdy dates from November 2012
    Possibly living people
    Date of birth missing (living people)
    Place of birth missing
    Year of birth missing
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 08:45 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki