Jo Ann Campbell

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Jo Ann Campbell, born July 20, 1938, in Jacksonville, Florida, is an American singer and one of rockabilly’s pioneers. She started music school at age four and earned honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School. In 1954 she toured Europe as a dancer, then moved to New York to join the Johnny Conrad Dancers, appearing on The Milton Berle Show and The Colgate Comedy Hour. In 1956 she quit dancing to become a singer. Her first recording contract was with RKO-Point Records in New York, and her debut single "Where Ever You Go" / "I'm Coming Home Late Tonight" (1956) did not chart. After performing at Harlem’s Apollo Theater she signed with Eldorado Records and released "Come On Baby" in 1957, followed by "Wait a Minute" later that year. She also appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount and on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.

Campbell appeared in two films: Go, Johnny, Go (1959) and Hey, Let’s Twist! (1962). In 1961 she reached No. 41 in the UK with "Motorcycle Michael." Her biggest hit came in August 1962 with "I'm the Girl from Wolverton Mountain," an answer song to Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain." Some pressings titled it "(I'm the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain." It reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also in 1962, after Bobby Vinton released “Roses Are Red,” she issued her reply, “Long As The Rose Is Red.” In April 1963 she released "Mother, Please! (I'd Rather Do It Myself)," a parody of an Anacin TV commercial, which peaked at No. 88.

She married Atlantic Records producer Troy Seals in 1964 and then left the music business. Troy Seals died in 2025.