Joanie Sommers

Joanie Sommers (born Joan Drost, February 24, 1941) is an American singer and actress with a career concentrating on jazz, standards and popular material and show-business credits. Once billed as "The Voice of the Sixties", and associated with top-notch arrangers, songwriters and producers, Sommers' popular reputation became closely tied to her biggest, yet most uncharacteristic, hit song, "Johnny Get Angry".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 24, 1941 (Buffalo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 118087 10/26/1966 Fender mender The Celestials ; Joanie Sommers vocalist  
Decca 118089 10/26/1966 Try to see it my way Joanie Sommers vocalist  
Decca 118093 10/26/1966 Try to see it my way Rick Nelson ; Joanie Sommers vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sommers, Joanie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344570.

Sommers, Joanie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344570.

"Sommers, Joanie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344570

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