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Damita Jo

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Real name
Damita Jo DeBlanc
Born
August 5, 1930
Died
December 25, 1998
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz, pop and soul singer.
It's been claimed that Janet Jackson's mother, Catherine Jackson, was a fan of Damita Jo and, consequently, named her daughter Janet Damita Jo Jackson after her.
Member of
Steve Gibson and The Redcaps Vocals (1951-1960)
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
November 1962 Bobby Denton
October 1963 Ernest Hare
  January 1965 Edith Day PRF, Helen Clark REC
March 1967 Vic Damone with Percy Faith
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Tim Hardin
As Long as He Needs Me Damita Jo 1966 Unverified
March 1967 Sidney Bechet - Claude Luter et son orchestre, Lou Johnson
October 1963 Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL, Emilio Tuero PRF, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
January 1965 The Everly Brothers
November 1962 Kenny Brown and Marilyn Kaye and The Arkansas Ramblers
July 1961 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bob Carroll
July 1961 (unknown), Tony Pastor and His Orchestra
July 1961 The Royals, Etta James and "The Peaches"
  July 1961 Jack Barker [US1] PRF, Jacques Renard and His Orchestra REC
July 1961 Jessie Matthews
July 1961 Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring]
March 1967 Jay Wilbur and His Band
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Nancy Wilson - With H.B. Barnum's Music
October 1963 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
Face To Face Damita Jo With Harry Geller And His Orchestra (Damita Jo, Harry Geller) 1953 Unverified
October 1963 Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Mitchell
November 1960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Jeffries
  1965 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
November 1962 Billy Walker
listen on Internet Archive April 16, 1965 (unknown), The Weavers
January 1953 John Jacob Niles and Marion Kerby
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Neil Sedaka - Arranged and conducted by Artie Butler
  January 1965 Ethel Waters BRD, Woody Herman and His Orchestra - Vocal by Frances Wayne REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Roy Fox and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Barry Gray)
  1965 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars REC, Carol Channing and David Hartman PRF
  January 1965 Jack Jones REC, Daniel Massey PRF
Hobo Flats Damita Jo 1963 Unverified
January 1961 Bobby Darin
listen on Internet Archive July 1965 Ivory Joe Hunter
I Burned Your Letter Damita Jo 1961 Unverified
  July 1961 Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
January 1965 Frank Sinatra
1961 LaVern Baker
listen on Internet Archive   July 1965 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
January 1965 (unknown), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly
August 19, 1966 Jacques Brel avec François Rauber et son orchestre, Rod McKuen
January 1965 The Whispering Pianist (Art Gillham)
  October 1963 Mills Brothers REL, Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC
June 1961 Ben E. King - Arr. & Cond. by Stan Applebaum
January 1965 Ted Black and His Orchestra
October 1960 The Drifters - Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum
Covered by Svenne & Lotta
October 1963 Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
I'm Living in Two Worlds Damita Jo Unverified
1965 Lewis James
listen on Internet Archive July 1965 Ivory Joe Hunter
July 1963 Lil Green
  January 1965 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour BRD
1961 The Orioles
November 1962 Loretta Lynn
November 1962 Steve Gibson and The Original Red Caps featuring Damita Jo
  July 1961 Adele Dixon, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC
November 1962 (unknown), Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
October 1963 (unknown)
January 1961 Jay McShann's Orchestra - Vocalist Priscilla Bowman
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Bonnie Guitar
  July 1961 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Nat Brandwynne and The Stork Club Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
May 1952 Lily Ann Carol and The Hi-Hatters
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Jean Renard - Jacques Denjean et son orchestre, Brenda Lee
  January 1965 Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
October 1963 (unknown)
  July 1963 Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
listen on Internet Archive   July 1965 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Eugenie Baird REC, Betty Grable BRD
  March 1967 Helen Jepson REL, Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Nat "King" Cole with the Music of Nelson Riddle
1965 Jack Denny & His Orchestra
  January 1965 Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive 1968 Miriam Makeba
November 1962 Dick Haymes
Sadie Thompson's Song Damita Jo with Harry Geller and His Orchestra (Damita Jo, Harry Geller) 1953 Unverified
November 1962 Patsy Cline
January 1965 Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands
October 1963 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson
listen on Internet Archive April 16, 1965 Chris Kenner
October 1963 Mlle Lucienne Boyer, Greta Keller
March 1961 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
  November 1962 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
listen on Internet Archive July 1965 Billy Murray–Ed Smalle
The Best Things in Life Are Free Damita Jo 1966 Unverified
November 1960 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye – Vocal Refrain by Clyde Burke and Chorus
July 1961 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Billy May
November 1960 Savannah Churchill and The Four Tunes
listen on Internet Archive February 19, 1965 Henry Russell and His Romancers
September 1950 Ethel Waters, Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell
March 1967 Barbara Harris
November 1962 Roger Miller [US-OK]
July 1961 The Turbans
listen on Internet Archive July 1965 The Rolling Styles of Reggie Childs and His Orchestra - Vocal by Marion Kaye
July 1965 Joni James - Orchestra conducted by Lew Douglas
November 1962 George Jones
March 1967 (unknown), (unknown)
November 1962 Jack Toombs
October 1963 Buddy Johnson and His Band