Jo Ann Tolley
Appearance
Jo Ann Tolley | |
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Occupations | Singer |
Labels | MGM Records Jubilee Records |
Jo Ann Tolley is a vocalist who recorded on the
rhythm & blues, it is considered pop music.[3] According to Frank Sinatra biographer Kitty Kelley. Tolley had a romance with Sinatra.[4]
Career
Tolley toured frequently in the 1950s. In 1953 she opened at the Casa Blanca in Canton, 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
Bill Haley and the Comets at the Courthouse Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts, in December 1955.[7]
References
- Record Research, 1986, pg. 421.
- ^ Jubilee, Soulful Kinda Music, Magazine & Web Site.
- Billboard Magazine, August 6, 1955, pg. 42.
- ^ His Way, Kitty Kelley, Random House, 1987.
- ^ Billboard Magazine, December 12, 1953, pg. 19.
- The Washington Post and Times-Herald, July 15, 1955, pg. 57.
- ^ Comets Set Mark At Springfield, Billboard Magazine, December 31, 1955, pg. 18.