Singing Legend Jo Stafford

Summary:

An interview charting the career of 1940s-50s singing star through her famous music

Additional Credits and Funding:

Jeff Hansen, Executive Producer
Additional production from Julian Martlew

Tones:

Engaging, Sentimental, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

One of the great voices in the history of popular music is that of Jo Stafford. Beloved by the public, Many times chosen by the public as the favorite female singer in America, and a heavy favorite of musicians, Ms. Stafford is greatly admired her vocal versatility and purity of tone. She excels at group singing, duets, and solo performance. From ballads to folk to novelty numbers, the range of her repertoire is legendary. Alongside her husband, first class arranger and conductor (and Capitol A&R director) Paul Weston, Ms. Stafford recorded throughout the '40s and '50s for Capitol and Columbia Records. Over twenty five years of her career Jo Stafford sold more than 25 million records. She's still enourmously popular, even timeless. In this interview, we chart her career chronologically through music and the events of the day.

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