Joan Constance Bartels (born May 21, 1953) is a retired American children's singer-songwriter, recording artist, and occasional actress based in New Zealand. Her 1985 album, ''Lullaby Magic'', was certified gold by the

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. Retrieved on April 6, 2009.

Early life

Bartels was born in

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, a neighborhood of

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on May 21, 1953. Her father was a native of

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and her mother was a native of

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. She is a graduate of

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. She has her own recording company called Purple Frog Records, and created ''Put on Your Dancing Shoes'' and ''Dreamland''. She was married in 2006, and officially moved to New Zealand.

Discography

Albums

* ''Sillytime Magic'' (1980) * ''Lullaby Magic'' (1985) * ''Morning Magic'' (1986) * ''Lullaby Magic, Vol. 2'' (1987) * ''Travelin' Magic'' (1988) * ''Bathtime Magic'' (1990) * ''Christmas Magic'' (1990) * ''Dancin' Magic'' (1991) * ''The Stars of Discovery Music'' (with Bethie and Dennis Hysom) (1993) * ''Jump for Joy: Joanie's Jukebox Cafe'' (1993) * ''Adventures with Friends and Family'' (1996) * ''Put Your Dancing Shoes On'' (2001) * ''Angels of December'' (with Thom Rotella) (2002) * ''Dreamland'' (2002) * ''Jazzy'' (2005)

Singles

''Sillytime Magic'' (1980)

* "

Animal Crackers in My Soup "Animal Crackers in My Soup" is a song introduced by Shirley Temple in the film ''Curly Top'' (1935). The lyrics were written by Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler and the music by Ray Henderson; the sheet music was published by Sam Fox Publishing Com ...

" * "Sillie Pie" * "

The Name Game "The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; t ...

" * "

Swingin' the Alphabet "Swingin' the Alphabet" is a novelty song sung by The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard) in their 1938 short film ''Violent Is the Word for Curly.'' It is the only full-length song performed by the trio in their short films, a ...

" * "

Swinging on a Star "Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film ''Going My Way'', winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, a ...

''Morning Magic'' (1986)

* " Put on a Happy Face"

''Lullaby Magic, Vol. 2'' (1987)

* " Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

''Travelin' Magic'' (1988)

* "On the Road to Where We're Going" * "Beep Beep"

''Bathtime Magic'' (1990)

* " Splish Splash"

''Dancin' Magic'' (1991)

* "

Limbo Rock "Limbo Rock" is a popular song about limbo dancing written by Kal Mann (under the pseudonym Jan Sheldon) and Billy Strange. An instrumental version was first recorded by The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby ...

" * "Dinosaur Rock N' Roll" * " The Martian Hop" * "Happy Feet" * "

The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is notable for appearing in the ...

" * " Barefootin'" * " La Bamba"

Filmography

Videos

* ''Simply Magic: The Rainy Day Adventure'' (1993) – Herself, various roles * ''Simply Magic: The Extra-Special Substitute Teacher'' (1994) – Herself, various roles * ''Recycle Wranglers'' (1997) - Herself

Television appearances

Bartels has been a guest on several television shows and channels, such as ''

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'' on

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, ''

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'' on

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, '' Storytime'' on

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and ''Music City Tonight'' on TNN.

References

External links

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