The De John Sisters
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The De John Sisters were an American
vocal duo, Julie and Dux De John (born DiGiovanni).
They were born in Chester, Pennsylvania
, which had been the hometown of an earlier vocal group, The Four Aces
. They were the daughters of a dry cleaner and worked in their parents' store after school, but while working at the club where the Four Aces were discovered, they were heard by a scout who worked for Epic Records
, a subsidiary label of Columbia
. On signing with Epic, they anglicized their name and made a record, "Should I Run?" which was released as catalog #
9009 by Epic. This was not a hit, but their next record, "(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
," written by the sisters with music by their brother Leo in 1955 and released as catalog #9085, became a major hit (#6 on the Billboard
Hot 100
chart
, #8 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart). It was, however, the only one that the sisters had. In the late 1950s they moved to the parent Columbia label, and made at least one single for United Artists Records
and one for a small independent label, Sunbeam Records.
As the Four Aces may have inspired the De John Sisters, they in turn inspired another group, The Bonnie Sisters.
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vocal duo, Julie and Dux De John (born DiGiovanni).
They were born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...
, which had been the hometown of an earlier vocal group, The Four Aces
The Four Aces
The Four Aces is an American male traditional pop music quartet, popular since the 1950s. Over the last half-century, the group amassed many gold records. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Tell Me...
. They were the daughters of a dry cleaner and worked in their parents' store after school, but while working at the club where the Four Aces were discovered, they were heard by a scout who worked for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, a subsidiary label of Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. On signing with Epic, they anglicized their name and made a record, "Should I Run?" which was released as catalog #
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
9009 by Epic. This was not a hit, but their next record, "(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
" No More" is a popular song.The music was written by Leo J. De John, the lyrics by Julie De John and Dux De John. The song was published in 1954....
," written by the sisters with music by their brother Leo in 1955 and released as catalog #9085, became a major hit (#6 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, #8 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart). It was, however, the only one that the sisters had. In the late 1950s they moved to the parent Columbia label, and made at least one single for United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
and one for a small independent label, Sunbeam Records.
As the Four Aces may have inspired the De John Sisters, they in turn inspired another group, The Bonnie Sisters.