Jo Stafford

Age: 90 (passed away Jul. 16th, 2008)
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Birth Place: Coalinga, California, USA
Born: Nov. 12th, 1917

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The Voice of Firestone	Guest (2)

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Jo Stafford's early fame came as a vocalist with the big band of 'Tommy Dorsey', for which she sang both on her own and with her group, The Pied Pipers. After leaving Dorsey in 1944, Stafford went solo, eventually racking up no less than 93 hits over the next 13 years. Among them: chart-toppers like "Candy" (1945), "My Darling, My Darling" (1948), "You Belong To Me" (1952) and "Make Love To Me" (1955). According to Joel Whitburn's Record Research, Jo Stafford and Dinah Shore were the two top female hit-makers of the pre-rock era. Jo also ranked #6 among all hit makers of the early '50s (1950-4). As her music career dominated her time, Stafford's movie appearances were limited to a handful in '40s films featuring Dorsey and his band.

TRIVIA:

From 1944 through 1957, she had 83 records on Billboard's pop music charts as a solo artist.
Sang in 'The Stafford Sisters' (qv), a vocal sister trio with her two older siblings, Pauline Stafford and 'Christine Stafford (II)' (qv).
'The Pied Pipers' (qv) went from an octet to a quartet once they began working with the 'Tommy Dorsey' (qv) Orchestra in 1939.
1960 Grammy Award winner (as Darlene Edwards) in Best Comedy Performance-Musical category for "Jonathan and Darlene Edwards In Paris" with husband 'Paul Weston (I)' (qv) (as Jonathan Edwards).
Despite her brief time as a solo artist (she ended her career in the 1960s), she sold more than 25 million records.
Her first husband was 'The Pied Pipers' (qv) singer 'John Huddleston (II)' (qv).
Began her solo career after leaving the Dorsey Orchestra in 1942 with the new Capitol Records label. She later moved to Colubmia Records in 1950 and then back to Capitol in 1961.
Member of 'The Pied Pipers' (qv) from 1938-1944.

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