Rockabilly's "Blonde Bombshell," Jo-Ann Campbell, turns 69 today. She was a sassy spitfire who was discovered singing at The Apollo, of all places; little-remembered today, she was quite a big star in the late 1950's and early 1960's. She was romanced by Bobby Darin (prior to his marriage to Sandra Dee), made frequent television appearances, and had several hit records, including "(I'm the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain." She even made a handful of film appearances, most famously in the Alan Freed rock-fest, Go, Johnny, Go! (1959). From the looks of it, she certainly had fun along the way.
Jo-Ann Campbell retired from performing in the mid-1960's, and is apparently living a quiet, happily married life in peaceful obscurity.
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