Damita Jo: My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin / Heyward, 1935)

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In 1966 she had a minor hit with a cover of the Jacques Brel song "If You Go Away." She worked with Ray Charles, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton. And, in 1963, released for the Mercury with Billy Eckstine and B.Tucker Orchestra.

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She later went on to marry Gibson, but they parted ways professionally and personally in 1959.Credited as simply Damita Jo, DeBlanc had some chart success in the early 1960s with two answer songs: 1960's "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" (an answer to "Save the Last Dance for Me") and 1961's "I'll Be There" (an answer to "Stand By Me"). Both songs were originally sung by Ben E. King and made the R&B top 20, and "I'll Be There" also reached number 12 on the pop chart.

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Damita Jo DeBlanc (5 August 1930 – 25 December 1998), an American actress, comedian, and lounge music performer,was born in Austin, Texas the feat.vocalist on recordings from Steve Gibson and the Red Caps during the 50s.