Jo Stafford
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most technically gifted and popular vocalists of the immediate postwar period, Jo Stafford effortlessly walked the line between breezy pop and the more serious art of post-big-band jazz singing. With the help of her husband, top-flight arranger and Capitol A&R director Paul Weston, Stafford recorded throughout the '40s and '50s for Capitol and Columbia. She also contributed (with Weston) to one of the best pop novelty acts of the period, a hilariously inept and off-key satire that saw the couple billed as Jonathan & Darlene Edwards.
Born near Fresno, CA, Stafford sang from an early age and was classically trained, though she later joined her sisters in a country-tinged act (associated for a time with Joe "Country" Washburne). At the age of just 17, she became the first female voice in the seven-man vocal act known as the Pied Pipers. Soon after the group joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1939, however, it was pruned to a quartet (which also included Stafford's first husband, co-founder John Huddleston). The group appeared on several of the Dorsey band's hits of the early '40s, a few of which paired them with Frank Sinatra. Stafford gained her first solo spots on a pair of Dorsey band hits, "Yes, Indeed!" and "Manhattan Serenade." She finally left the Pied Pipers for a solo contract in 1944 (she was replaced by June Hutton), though the group provided backup for many of her initial solo hits.
Not only signed to Capitol but able to preview hit songs as the co-host of label founder Johnny Mercer's radio program, Stafford hit the charts with the mid-'40s songs "Long Ago (And Far Away)," "I Love You," and "Candy." The latter, a duet with Mercer and the Pied Pipers, became her first number one. In 1948, her duet with Gordon MacRae on "My Darling, My Darling" became her second. She later moved to Columbia and recorded the two biggest hits of her career, 1952's "You Belong to Me" and 1954's "Make Love to Me." Stafford gained her own television program during the mid-'50s, and also recorded the first LP by Jonathan & Darlene Edwards, American Popular Songs. (It wasn't the first time Stafford had used a pseudonym, however; in 1947, she billed herself as Cinderella G. Stump to record a cover of the cornpone single "Temptation [Tim-Tay-Shun].") Though she slipped from the charts in the late '50s and retired from performance, Stafford continued to record for many years and issued the LP Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey on Reprise in 1963. She also founded Corinthian Records, with Weston, to reissue the couple's various recordings.
Title: Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight On Jo Stafford
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: A Foggy Day in London Town (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Jo Stafford, Art Van Damme
Genre: Pop
Title: Nostalgic Memories, Vol. 36 - The Very Best of Jo Stafford
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Bewitched (From "Pal Joey") [Remastered] - Single
Artist: Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: 20 Greatest Female Jazz Vocalists 1936-1952, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Cocktail Classics
Genre:
Title: Radio Hits Of The 40's 1947
Genre: Jazz
Title: Popular Favourites No. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Big Band Golden Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Remember Then Vol 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valentine's Day - 50 Classic Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Classic Songs from the 1950s!
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Memories
Genre:
Title: Swingin' with Ladies!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 18
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits Of The Early 50's Vol 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Radio Vintage hits USA No. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Those Was The Days Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Remember Then Vol 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gonzo (Music from the Film)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Schlager - Antiquitaten
Genre: World Music
Title: The Most Beautiful Duets Ever
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1941 Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1948, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songs of George Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Street Party Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Timeless Songs of 1951
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Wartime Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Hoagy Carmichael
Genre:
Title: Canciones Con Historia: Vintage Summer
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits of The Late 40's Vol 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Jubilee Favourites
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of the Big Bands
Genre: Jazz
Title: Reader's Digest Music: Broadway Goes Inspirational
Genre: Gospel
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1947, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Songs of the 30s, 40s (Remastered)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: We'll Meet Again Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Jubilee Favourites from the Fifties
Genre: Pop
Title: Timeless Classics, Pops and Parodies Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Richard Rodgers
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Best of The Big Bands
Genre: Pop
Title: Great American Vocalists
Title: The Great Songwriters - Harold Arlen
Genre:
Title: Big Hits Highlights of 1951, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Hit Parade Classics Vol 2
Genre: Pop
Title: St Etienne Presents Lyons Cornerhouse
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies And Jazz Vol 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Cookin': Choice Cuts from The Famous Fifities
Genre: Pop
Title: Back to the 50's. The Golden Hits. Vol.1
Genre: Rock
Title: Heartfelt Memories
Genre:
Title: Best Movie Songs Collection Vol 1
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Essential Collection Of Movie Songs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: You Are My Lucky Star
Genre: Pop
Title: 25 Christmas Classics Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 17
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Those Wonderful Years
Artist: Del Shannon
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Teen Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Great Songwriters - Irving Berlin
Artist: Irving Berlin
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975
Artist: Various
Genre: Blues, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: America's Greatest Hits Volume 2 1951
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Happy Holidays: Warm & Wonderful Christmas Favorites
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Les Grandes voix chantent Noël / Les Grandes voix chantent Noel
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: "my Stardust Melody..." The Songs Of Hoagy Carmichael
Artist: Various
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic