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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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Michael Johnson
Posted on May 30, 2006 at 09:15 PM | Permalink
Review of Singing Legend Jo Stafford
A half hour radio visit with singing legend Jo Stafford is a fun and jauntywalk down memory lane with the classics singer. There is little at fault outside of some too short music clips, and for the first half of the program, seemingly scripted host questions. But that doesn't dim the charm of this warm personality, and by the second half of the piece, the flow is more natural and authentic from interviewer, the rapport shines through and the great voice and kind heart of Jo Stafford will leave the listener wanting more. So that may be inspiration to run more episodes of Swing Lady Swing of which this is a part.
Sunday afternoon would be a perfect spot for this gem of a program.