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Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical training to become an opera singer before following a career in popular music, and by 1955 had ...
Autumn in New York is a 1950 album by Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston And His Orchestra. [2] It was later re-released in 1955 and again in 1997. Background and Recording
Jo Stafford's recording was amongst the first batch to be issued in October 1952. British cover versions were also available by Larry Cross, Alma Cogan with Jimmy Watson (trumpet), Monty Norman, Dickie Valentine with Ted Heath and his Music, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, Jimmy Young, and Wally Fryer and his Perfect Tempo Dance ...
Paul Weston and Jo Stafford enjoyed successful careers as musicians from the 1930s; Weston as an arranger and conductor, and Stafford as a singer. She performed both as a member of the group The Pied Pipers and as a solo artist, with many of her solo hits backed by Weston's orchestra. Stafford was very comfortable working with Weston, and the ...
A Musical Portrait of New Orleans, a 1954 album by Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine in which they combine their talents in a mix of solos and duets. Paul Weston and his Orchestra provide the music. This album was issued in the UK by Phillips under the title Floatin' Down to Cotton Town. [2] [3]
A recording by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra [3] ... Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Jo Stafford and Sy Oliver, the composer (1941) [9] [10] [11]
Garden of Prayer is a 1954 album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford, accompanied by the orchestra of Paul Weston. [2] Each of the eight tracks on this album has a religious or inspirational theme. [3]
A version recorded by Jo Stafford (Weston's wife) with Weston's orchestra backing her (released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1053 [1]), reached #8 on the Billboard chart in 1950. The piano artistry of George Greeley is also credited on the recording.