Johnny and Jonie Mosby
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Johnny and Jonie Mosby was an American country music
duo composed of Johnny Mosby and Jonie Mosby, who were husband and wife. The duo charted seventeen times on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, in addition to releasing six albums for various labels. Five of the duo's singles made top 20 on the Hot Country Songs
charts, with the highest peaks being "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand", both at number twelve.
) met in California when she auditioned for his orchestra. They married in 1958.
Signed to Columbia Records
, the duo released its debut single, "Don't Call Me from a Honky Tonk", in 1963. It went to number thirteen on the country music charts and was followed by another Top 20 hit, the number twelve "Trouble in My Arms". By 1965, the duo released Mr. and Mrs. Country Music through Columbia, followed by The New Sweethearts of Country on the Starday Records label.
From 1967 to 1972, the Mosbys recorded for Capitol Records
, reaching top 20 again with "Just Hold My Hand" and "I'm Leavin' It Up to You" at numbers twelve and eighteen. In the same timespan, the duo recorded several albums for the label. They split up in 1971, and Jonie released a solo single, "I've Been There", which peaked at number 72 on the country charts.
In 1992 at age 52, Jonie Mosby became the oldest woman to have a baby through in vitro fertilization.
^ B-side to "Trouble in My Arms".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo composed of Johnny Mosby and Jonie Mosby, who were husband and wife. The duo charted seventeen times on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, in addition to releasing six albums for various labels. Five of the duo's singles made top 20 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, with the highest peaks being "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand", both at number twelve.
Biography
Janice Irene "Jonie" Shields (born August 10, 1940 in Van Nuys, California) and Johnny Mosby (born April 26, 1933 in Fort Smith, ArkansasFort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
) met in California when she auditioned for his orchestra. They married in 1958.
Signed to Columbia Records
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...
, the duo released its debut single, "Don't Call Me from a Honky Tonk", in 1963. It went to number thirteen on the country music charts and was followed by another Top 20 hit, the number twelve "Trouble in My Arms". By 1965, the duo released Mr. and Mrs. Country Music through Columbia, followed by The New Sweethearts of Country on the Starday Records label.
From 1967 to 1972, the Mosbys recorded for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, reaching top 20 again with "Just Hold My Hand" and "I'm Leavin' It Up to You" at numbers twelve and eighteen. In the same timespan, the duo recorded several albums for the label. They split up in 1971, and Jonie released a solo single, "I've Been There", which peaked at number 72 on the country charts.
In 1992 at age 52, Jonie Mosby became the oldest woman to have a baby through in vitro fertilization.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 1965 | Mr. and Mrs. Country Music
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18 | — |
| The New Sweethearts of Country Music
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| 1968 | Make a Left and Then a Right
Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
— | — |
| 1969 | Just Hold My Hand
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41 | — |
| Hold Me
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33 | 197 | |
| I'll Never Be Free
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— | — | |
| 1970 | My Happiness
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— | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1963 | "Don't Call Me from a Honky Tonk" | 13 | Mr. and Mrs. Country Music |
| "Trouble in My Arms" | 12 | ||
| "Who's Been Cheatin' Who"[A] | 27 | ||
| 1964 | "Keep Those Cards and Letters Comin' In" | 16 | |
| "How the Other Half Lives" | 21 | ||
| 1967 | "Make a Left and Then a Right" | 36 | Make a Left and Then a Right |
| 1968 | "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" | 53 | |
| "Our Golden Wedding Day" | 68 | Just Hold My Hand | |
| 1969 | "Just Hold My Hand" | 12 | |
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | 38 | Hold Me | |
| "I'll Never Be Free" | 26 | I'll Never Be Free | |
| 1970 | "Third World" | 34 | My Happiness |
| "I'm Leavin' It Up to You"[B] | 18 | ||
| "My Happiness" | 47 | ||
| 1971 | "Oh, Love of Mine" | 41 | non-album singles |
| "Just One More Time" | 70 | ||
| 1973 | "I've Been There" (Jonie Mosby) | 72 |
^ B-side to "Trouble in My Arms".
- B^ Peaked at #21 on RPMRPM (magazine)RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks.