Jo Stafford

American singer (1917–2008)

Born: 12 November 1917
Coalinga
Died: 13 July 2008
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Active: 1930–
Record labels: Columbia Records, Capitol Records, Philips Records, Dot Records

Biography

Jo Stafford was a jazz musician who played voice. Jo Stafford was born on 12 November 1917 in Coalinga and died on 13 July 2008 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz, pop music and popular music. Record labels: Columbia Records, Capitol Records, Philips Records and Dot Records. Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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 achieved more worldwide record sales than any other female artist. Her 1952 song "You Belong to Me" topped the charts in the United States and United Kingdom, becoming the second single to top the UK Singles Chart and the first by a female artist to do so. Born in remote oil-rich Coalinga, California, near Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley, Stafford made her first musical appearance at age 12. While still at high school, she joined her two older sisters to form a vocal trio named the Stafford Sisters, who found moderate success on radio and in film.

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