Jo Stafford

Jo Stafford, (November 12, 1917 - July 16, 2008) was an American singer for traditional pop (or called standard pop) and for jazz standards. She was born in Coalinga, California. Her career began during the late 1930s and lasted until the early 1960s. Stafford was strongly admired for the purity of her voice; she was one of the most versatile singers of the era. In 1961 she won Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album. She died of congestive heart failure in Century City, Los Angeles.

Jo Stafford Media

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  The singing Stafford Sisters in 1941

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  The Pied Pipers in 1944: Pictured here are Charles Lowry, Jo Stafford, Clark Yocum, and John Huddleston,

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  Jo Stafford

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  Jo Stafford with Tibetan buddhist thangka art from Tibet in 1946 New York City

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  In 1954, James Conkling, president of Columbia Records, presented Stafford with a diamond-studded plaque to mark the sale of 25 million of her records.

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  Publicity photo for The Jo Stafford Show, 1954

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  Jo Stafford as Cinderella G. Stump with Red Ingle performing their 1947 hit, "Tim-Tay-Shun", on Startime in 1960

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  Photo of Jo Stafford from Shower of Stars where she appeared as Darlene Edwards; also pictured are Jack Benny and singer Tommy Sands

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  Stafford, Weston, and their son Tim in 1954

Other websites

• Jo Stafford on IMDb
• Jo Stafford - record album "Jo + Jazz" at YouTube