Jodie Sands

Jodie Sands
Sands in 1957.
Background information
Birth nameEleanor DiSipio
Bornc. 1927
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresTraditional pop
OccupationSinger
Years activec. 1955–c. 1975
LabelsChancellor

Jodie Sands (born Eleanor DiSipio c. 1927) is an American singer of popular music.

Biography

Eleanor DiSipio was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1927/1928,[1] to Rocco (born 1886) and Angelina DiSipio (née Cattefesta, 1891–1966).[2][3] Her father was an opera singer, and she trained in the hope of following the same career. She worked in clubs in the United States and Canada in the early 1950s, and she appeared on local television shows in Philadelphia. She also started making recordings for Chancellor Records.[4]

Sands had only one major hit, "With All My Heart", an English cover version of "Gondolier", which reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957. Her next recording "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" barely made the Top 100 chart the following year, reaching No. 95, but did better in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] She toured with Alan Freed's cohort of stars, including Chuck Berry and the Everly Brothers, and in Hawaii with Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, and Paul Anka. She also appeared in the 1957 film Jamboree.[4]

By 1962, she signed for ABC-Paramount Records, but none of her later recordings were successful. She continued to perform in clubs until at least 1975.[4][6]

Death notices for her siblings in 1996 and 2000, refer to Sands by the name of Eleanor Ferro.[7][8]

Notable songs

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Lenora Disipio". 1930 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mrs A. DiSipio Dies; Mother of Songstress". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News. 2 May 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Rocco DiSipio". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 May 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Jodie Sands, Women in Rock Project. Retrieved 25 January 2023
  5. ^ "UK chart data on "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  6. ^ "Holiday Inn *This Week Presenting* 3 Kings & A Queen featuring recording star Jodie Sands". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News. 22 September 1975. p. 29. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ "DiSipio". Camden, New Jersey: Courier-Post. 21 July 1996. p. 85. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "DeSipio (Corrected Notice)". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 10 July 2000. p. 16. Retrieved 12 February 2023.