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 |  Sujet: JO STAFFORD Ven 25 Juil 2008, 17:43 | |
| Départ de MISS JO STAFFORD, qui chantait pour les GI's américain pendant la 2nd guerre mondiale dont ses enregistrements sont restés longtemps dans les "Charts" dans les années 50.Pour en connaître plus sur cette DAME, vous pouvez vous procurer le :
http://www.timelesstracks.com/acatalog/Jo_Stafford___G_I__Joe_Sings_The_Hits.htmlJO STAFFORD Jo Stafford, a singer who was a favorite of GIs during World War II and whose recordings made the pop music charts dozens of times in the 1950s, died Sunday July 13, 2008 of congestive heart failure at her home in Century City. She was 90.  Jo Stafford, a singer who was a favorite of GIs during World War II and whose recordings made the pop music charts dozens of times in the 1950s, died Sunday July 13, 2008 of congestive heart failure at her home in Century City. She was 90.
According to her son, Tim Weston, she had been in ill health since October and had been hospitalized several times since 2002.
Joe Stafford had a long career but enjoyed most of her success from the late 1930s to the early '60s. Her skills were apparent from the beginning, when she sang as a teenager in a vocal trio with her two older sisters, Pauline and Christine. She also worked with the Dorsey Orchestra and became one of the first acts on the new Capitol Records label before switching for Columbia records in 1950. As solo artist she sold more than 25 million records.
Qualities that were present at that time became the foundation of her vocal style. Her impressive technical skills, flawless intonation and cool but expressive tone. Joe Stafford has singing romantic numbers such as "You Belong To Me", a No. 1 hit in 1952, or "Keep It A Secret", both covered by Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps in the 50's. She was also making duets with Frankie Laine on Hank Williams songs like "Setting the Wood on Fire" or "Hey, Good Lookin'" for Columbia records. She also covered "A Fool Such as I" who will find later his way on Elvis repertoire.
She was definitively a pop singer but she belong to the Sound of the 50's. May she rest in Peace. Source: http://bartemon.net/dossiers/dossiers.php?id_dossier=277 |
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ADMINISTRATRICE
Nombre de messages : 41735
Date de naissance : 05/12/1964
Age : 59
Localisation : Aux portes des Monts d'Arées
emploi : Forumeuse
Date d'inscription : 10/03/2006
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