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: Broadway Revisited
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: 85 Legendary Tunes (The Ultimate Best of Jo Stafford Collection)
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight On Jo Stafford
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Nostalgic Memories, Vol. 36 - The Very Best of Jo Stafford
Artist: Jo Stafford
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Fabulous 50's Pop & Doo Wop, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ladies of Pop Vol 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Songs of the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Country Christmas
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Call of Duty - Songs of Civil & World Wars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1954
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies Vol 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: Queens of Jazz, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: "P", Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz
Title: Female Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Las 111 Canciones de Navidad
Genre: Latin
Title: 101 - The Best of Vintage Jazz
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The 1950's Number 1 Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Jazz Ladies Sing! Vol 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valentine's Day Songs for Kids
Genre: Kids
Title: Songs for Sweetheart & Lovers
Genre: Pop
Title: Retro Romantic Love Ballads
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Vintage Christmas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smokin' Lounge Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Christmas, Vol. 4
Genre:
Title: Old Time Movie Themes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1953, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Radio Hits of the 50's
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Vintage Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 19
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Hawaiian Luau Party
Genre: Latin
Title: Pure Essential Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kid's Ultimate Jazz Collection
Genre: Kids
Title: Old Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 37
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Celebrity TV Commercials
Genre:
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº 3 / 100 Hits Vintage N? 3
Genre: Pop
Title: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Genre:
Title: Great Songs Of WWII
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Christian Classics - Lost & Found
Genre: Gospel
Title: 50 Best Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Good Ol' Christmas
Genre:
Title: Cole Porter - The Genius Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Lang Sign: New Year's Eve Party
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz For Grandparents
Genre: Jazz
Title: Wonderful Vintage Duets
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cole Porter Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vintage Holiday Classics
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Crazy Old Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: The Songs of Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Hits of the 30s & 40s
Title: American Hit Parade the Hits Of 1944
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Greatest Classics: Great Love Songs
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Remember Then, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Remember Then Vol 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: V-Disc Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Definite Broadway Hits
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Last of the Romantics
Genre:
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
