Joni James, a popular singer in the 1950s who scored several pre-rock hits including “Why Don’t You Believe Me?” and “How Important Can It Be?” and continued to chart throughout the decade, has died.

Joni James, a popular singer in the 1950s who scored several pre-rock hits including "Why Don’t You Believe Me?" and "How Important Can It Be?" and continued to chart throughout the decade, has died.

Joni James, a popular 1950s pop singer who topped the charts in 1952 with “Why Don’t You Believe Me?” died Feb. 20, her son said. She was 91. James died of natural causes in a hospital in West Palm ...

Joni James, the soul-bearing pop songstress who had hits in the 1950s with “Why Don’t You Believe Me?,” “How Important Can It Be?” and a cover of Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” has died. She ...

Another landmark release in the Joni James catalog, this album marked the first time Joni sang with the 100 Strings Orchestra, a format that was to prove so successful on several subsequent releases.

Joni Ann James, age 55, of Salem, died at 9:00 p.m. Monday, August 22, 2016 at home. She was born February 25, 1961 in Salem, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Betty (Steffel) James. She attended In ...