Jo Stafford
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Jo Elizabeth Stafford 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 cl
Picture of Stafford from the New York Sunday News, September 21, 1947
The singing Stafford Sisters in 1941
The Pied Pipers in 1944: Pictured here are Charles Lowry, Jo Stafford, Clark Yocum, and John Huddleston.
Jo Stafford, 1946
Paul Weston
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Paul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Father of Mood M
Jo Stafford
…recorded a series of pop songs now regarded as standards for Capitol Records and Columbia Records. Many of her recordings were backed by the orchestra of Paul Weston. She also performed duets with Gordon MacRae and Frankie Laine. Her work with the United Service Organizations giving concerts for soldiers during World…
Paul Weston at Capitol Records, 1940s
Paul Weston, Jo Stafford and Johnny Mercer going over new music arrangements for Jo Stafford. Mercer was the owner and founder of Capitol Records, Weston was employed there as both an artist and head of recording. Jo Stafford was an artist under contract to the company.
Paul Weston in 1949.
Weston and Stafford in the recording studio in 1952.