Damita Jo
Damita Jo DuBlanc, known professionally as Damita Jo, was born on 5 August 1930
in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She began her career
as a singer, securing a two-month booking at the Oasis club in Los Angeles in
1949 through disc jockey Joe Adams, who helped her sign her first record deal
with Discovery Records. This led to her first single releases in 1950: "Believe
Me / Here I Am" and "Until the Real Thing Comes Along / Anytime, Anyplace,
Anywhere". Damita Jo joined the R&B group Red Caps in 1951 and married their
leader, Steve Gibson. With the Red Ca...
