Pierwsze występy Jo mają miejsce w trio Stafford Sisters,które założyła razem ze swoimi siostrami Christine i Pauline.Miały swój własny show w radio KHJ i regularnie występowały w David Broekman's California Melodies i the Crockett Family of Kentucky.Po rozwiązaniu Stafford Sisters Jo zakłada kolejną grupę Pied Pipers,wynajętą przez Tommy Dorsey'a w 1938r do programu Raleigh-Kool.Po dziesięciu tygodniach wraz z trzema członkiniami swojego zespołu odchodzi od Dorsey' a i nagrywa z Frankiem Sinatrą niewielki przebój "I'll Never Smile
Again".
To stwarza jej warunki do nagrania pierwszej solowej płyty-"Little Man with a Candy Cigar."
Kiedy Johnny Mercer kompletował grupę artystów [w tym i Jo Stafford] dla nowej wytwórni Capitol w 1943r,Jo zaczynała karierę nagraniową w Columbia Records.Jej
kulminacją było przyznanie jej Diamond Award za sprzedaż 25mln
płyt,jako pierwszemu artyście tej wytwórni.Złożyły się na to minn.
przeboje,"You Belong to Me", "Timtayshun" ,
"Whispering Hope" ( z Gordonem MacRae ), "Shrimp Boats", "Make Love to Me", "Jambalaya".
W latach 50-tych duży rozgłos międzynarodowy przynoszą jej własne
radiowe show minn. w Voice Of America i Radio Luxemburg.W 1952r notuje
udane występy w londyńskim Palladium dla słuchaczy Voice Of America.W
tym samym roku wychodzi za mąż za szefa brytyjskiego oddziału Radia
Luxemburg -Franka Lee.To on powiedział-"...moim celem jest sprzedaż
Stafford Europie".
Wraz z nadejściem telewizji Jo występuje we wszystkich ważniejszych variety show,a nawet dorobiła się własnego programu Jo Stafford Show dla CBS.W 1961 roku wraz z rodziną wyjeżdża do Londynu nagrywając program dla ATV British Network,w którym gościnnie występowali Bob Hope,Ella Fitzgerald i Peter Sellers.Był on póżniej pokazywany w Australii,Nowej Zelandii i Kanadzie.Kiedy rodzina zmusiła ją do ograniczenia publicznych występów,ogranicza działalność do nagrań dla Capitol,Dot i Readers Digest Records a także przygotowuje albumy o religijnym charakterze dla Corinthian i World Library of Sacred Music.
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Old Acquaintance / How Sweet You Are | Jo Stafford | 01.1944 | - | 14[1] side B:16[3] | Capitol 142 | [written by Kim Gannon/Franz Waxman][side B:written Frank Loesser/Arthur Schwartz][tytułowa piosenka z filmu][side B:piosenka z filmu "Thank you lucky stars"] |
| Long ago [And far away] /I love you | Jo Stafford | 05.1944 | - | 6[12] side B:8[4] | Capitol 153 | [written by Ira Gershwin/Jerome Kern][side B:written Cole Porter][side B:piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Mexican hayride"][piosenka z filmu "Cover girl"] |
| It Could Happen to You/Someone to love | Jo Stafford | 09.1944 | - | 10[1] | Capitol 158 | [written by Johnny Burke/James Van Heusen][#53 hit for Dinah Washington in 1960][piosenka z filmu "And The Angels Sing"] |
| Let's take the long way home/I promise you | Jo Stafford | 02.1945 | - | 14[3] | Capitol 181 | [written by Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer][piosenka z filmu "Here comes the wave"] |
| Candy/I'm gonna see my baby [Mercer] | Johnny Mercer,Jo Stafford | 02.1945 | - | 1[1][19] | Capitol 183 | [written by Mack David/Alex Kramer/Joan Whitney] |
| There's No You/Out of This World | Jo Stafford | 05.1945 | - | 7[6] side B:9[1] | Capitol 191 | [written by Tom Adair/Hal Hopper][tytułowa piosenka z filmu ] |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street/A Friends Of Yours | Jo Stafford | 07.1945 | - | 17[1] | Capitol 199 | [written by Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh][#2 hit for Ted Lewis in 1930] |
| That's for Me/Gee It's So Good to Hold You | Jo Stafford | 10.1945 | - | 4[4] | Capitol 213 | [written by Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers][piosenka z filmu "State fair"] |
| Symphony / Day by Day | Jo Stafford | 12.1945 | - | 4[12] side B:8[2] | Capitol 227 | [written by Alex Alstone/Roger Bernstein/Jack Lawrence/André Tabet] |
| This is always/I'll be with you in Apple Blossom Time | Jo Stafford | 09.1946 | - | 8[2] | Capitol 277 | [written by Mack Gordon/Harry Warren][piosenka z filmu "Three litlle girls in blue"] |
| The Things We Did Last Summer / You Keep Coming Back Like a Song | Jo Stafford | 11.1946 | - | 10[2] side B:11[5] | Capitol 297 | [written by Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne][#46 hit for Shelley Fabares in 1962][side B:written by Irving Berlin][side B:piosenka z filmu "Blue skies"] |
| White Christmas/Silent night | Jo Stafford | 12.1946 | - | 9[1] | Capitol 319 | [written by Irving Berlin][piosenka z filmu "Holiday in Inn"] |
| Sonata / Through a Thousand Dreams | Jo Stafford | 01.1947 | - | 10[5] | Capitol 337 | [written by Alex Alstone/Ervin Drake/Jimmy Shirl] |
| A Sunday Kind of Love / Ivy | Jo Stafford | 06.1947 | - | 15[1] | Capitol 388 | [written by Barbara Belle/Anita Leonard/Louis Prima/Stan Rhodes][#95 hit for Jan & Dean in 1962][side B:written by Hoagy Carmichael][side B:tytułowa piosenka z filmu] |
| Temptation [Tim-Tayshun]/[I love you]For seventy mental reasons | Red Ingle and The Natural Seven with Cinderella G.Stump [Jo Stafford] | 06.1947 | - | 1[1][15] | Capitol 412 | [written by Brown/Freed][#3 hit for Bing Crosby in 1934;#27 hit for Everly Brothers in 1961]] |
| Feudin' and fightin'/Love and The Weather | Jo Stafford | 08.1947 | - | 6[11] | Capitol 443 | [written by Al Dubin/Burton Lane][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Lafting Room Only"] |
| Stanley Steamer / When You Got a Man on Your Mind | Jo Stafford | 10.1947 | - | 11[2] | Capitol 454 | [piosenka z filmu "Summer Holiday"] |
| Serenade of the Bells / The Gentleman Is a Dope | Jo Stafford | 12.1947 | - | 6[11] | Capitol 15 007 | [written by Al Goodhart/Kay Twomey] |
| Ev'ry day I love you [Just a little bit more] | Jo Stafford | 09.1948 | - | 25[1] | Capitol 15 139 | [written by Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne][piosenka z filmu "Two guys from Texas"] |
| Say something sweet to your sweetheart/Bluebird of happiness | Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae | 10.1948 | - | 10[6] side B:16[4] | Capitol 15 207 | [gold][written by Roy Brodsky/Sid Tepper][side B:written by Sandor Harmati/Edward Heyman/Harry Parr-Davies] |
| My darling,my darling/Girls were made to take care of boys | Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae | 11.1948 | - | 1[1][17] | Capitol 15 270 | [written by Frank Loesser][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Where's Charley?"] |
| Congratulations/Here I'll stay | Jo Stafford | 01.1949 | - | 13[11] side B:28[1] | Capitol 15 319 | [written by Leo Robin/Paul Weston][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Love life"] |
| The Pussy Cat Song [Nyow! Nyot Nyow!] | Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae | 02.1949 | - | 26[2] | Capitol 15 342 | [written by Dick Manning] |
| "A" You're adorable/Need you | Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae | 03.1949 | - | 4[15] ;side B:7[12] | Capitol 15 393 | [written by Buddy Kaye/Sidney Lippman/Fred Wise] |
| Once and for always/Why can't you behave | Jo Stafford | 04.1949 | - | 16[6] | Capitol 15 424 | [written by Johnny Burke/James Van Heusen][piosenka z filmu "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"] |
| Some entchanted evening/I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair | Jo Stafford | 05.1949 | - | 4[17] | Capitol 57-544 | [written by Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "South Pacific"][#13 hit for Jay & The Americans in 1965] |
| Homework/Just one way to say I love you | Jo Stafford | 08.1949 | - | 11[9];side B:12[6] | Capitol 57-655 | [written by Irving Berlin][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Miss Liberty"] |
| Whispering hope/A throught in my heart | Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae | 08.1949 | - | 4[23] | Capitol 57-690 | [gold][written by Alice Hawthorne][#5 hit for Alma Gluck & Louise Horner in 1912]] |
| The last mile home/Ragtime cowboy Joe | Jo Stafford | 10.1949 | - | 9[5];side B:10[7] | Capitol 57-710 | [written by Walton Farrar/Walter Kent][piosenka z filmu "Hello Frisco,Hello"][#1 hit for Bob Roberts in 1912;#16 hit for Chipmunks in 1959][side B:written by Maurice Abrahams/Grant Clarke/Lewis F. Muir] |
| If i ever love again/Red River Valley | Jo Stafford | 11.1949 | - | 20[2] | Capitol 57-742 | [written by Russ Carlyle/Dick Reynolds] |
| Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo [The magic song]/Echoes | Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae | 12.1949 | - | 13[7];side B:18[5] | Capitol 57-782 | [written by Mack David/Al Hoffman/Jerry Livingston][piosenka z filmu Disney'a "Cinderella"][side B:written by Bennie Benjamin/George David Weiss] |
| Scarlet Ribbons [For her hair]/Happy times | Jo Stafford | 01.1950 | - | 14[4] | Capitol 57-785 | [written by Evelyn Danzig/Jack Segal][#13 hit for The Browns in 1959] |
| Dearie/Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday | Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae | 03.1950 | - | 10[11] | Capitol F 858 | [written by Bob Hilliard/Dave Mann] |
| Play a simple melody/Pagan love song | Jo Stafford | 07.1950 | - | 18[3] | Capitol F 1039 | [written by Irving Berlin][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Watch your step"][#4 hit for Billy Murray & Elsie Baker in 1916] |
| No other love/Sometime | Jo Stafford | 09.1950 | - | 8[11] side B:27[3] | Capitol F 1053 | [written by Walton Farrar/Walter Kent][melodia adaptowana z utworu Chopina "Etude #3 in E major"][side B:written by Ted Fiorito/Gus Kahn][side B:#3 hit for Green Brothers Novelty Band in 1925] |
| Goodnight Irene/Our Very Own | Jo Stafford | 08.1950 | - | 9[7] | Capitol F 1142 | [written by Leadbelly/John A. Lomax][#7 hit for Billy Williams in 1959] |
| Tennessee Waltz / If You Got the Money, I've Got the Time | Jo Stafford | 12.1950 | - | 7[13] side B:14[4] | Columbia 4-39065 | [written by Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart][#35 hit for Sam Cooke in 1964][written by Jimmy Beck/Lefty Frizzell][side B: #1 Country hit for Lefty Frizzell in 1950] |
| If/It is no secret | Jo Stafford | 01.1951 | - | 8[18] side B:15[3] | Columbia 4-39082 | [written by Stanley Damerell/Tolchard Evans/Robert Hargreaves][#82 hit for Paragons in 1961] |
| Pretty eyed baby/That's the one for me | Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine | 05.1951 | - | 13[10] | Columbia 4-39388 | [written by William Johnson/Leo Moseley/Mary Lou Williams] |
| Somebody / Allentown Jail | Jo Stafford | 06.1951 | - | 12[5] | Columbia 4-39389 | [written by Jack Elliott/Lou Quadling] |
| In the cool,cool,cool of the evening/That's god!That's bad! | Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine | 08.1951 | - | 17[4] | Columbia 4-39466 | [written by Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer][piosenka z filmu "Here comes The Groom"] |
| Kissin' Bug Boogie / Hawaiian War Chant | Jo Stafford | 09.1951 | - | 20[2] | Columbia 4-39529 | [written by Robert Allen/Allan Roberts] |
| Hey,good lookin'/Gambella [The gamblin' lady] | Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine | 10.1951 | - | 9[8] side B:19[4] | Columbia 4-39570 | [side B:written by Terry Gilkyson] |
| Shrimp Boats / Love, Mystery and Adventure [with Paul Weston Orchestra] | Jo Stafford | 11.1951 | - | 2[17] | Columbia 4-39581 | [gold][written by Paul Mason Howard/Paul Weston] |
| Hambone/Let's have a party | Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford | 03.1952 | - | 6[10] | Columbia 4-39672 | [written by Red Saunders/Ned Washington] |
| Ay-Round The Corner [Bee-hind The Bush]/Heaven drops her curtain down [Twilight theme of an Autumn Fantasy] | Jo Stafford | 03.1952 | - | 9[12] | Columbia 4-39653 | |
| You belong to me/ Pretty Boy (Pretty Girl) | Jo Stafford | 11.1952 | 1[1][20] | 1[12][25] | Columbia 4-39811 | [gold][written by Chilton Price/Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart][#7 hit for Duprees in 1962] |
| Jambalaya/ Early Autumn | Jo Stafford | 08.1952 | 17[1] | 3[20] side B:25[1] | Columbia 4-39838 | [written by Hank Williams][#16 hit for Blue Ridge Rangers in 1973] |
| Settin' the woods on fire/Piece A-Puddin' | Jo Stafford-Frankie Laine | 10.1952 | - | 21[3] | Columbia 4-39867 | [written by Ed G. Nelson/Fred Rose] |
| Keep it a secret/Once to every heart | Jo Stafford | 11.1952 | - | 4[18] | Columbia 4-39891 | [written by Jessie Mae Robinson] |
| Now and then,there's a fool such as I/Just because you're you | Jo Stafford | 02.1953 | - | 16[4] | Columbia 4-39930 | [#3 country hit for Hank Snow in 1953;#2 hit for Elvis Presley in 1959] |
| Make love to me/ Adi - adios amigo (Il passerotto) | Jo Stafford | 05.1954 | 8[1] | 1[7][24] | Columbia 4-40143 | [written by Alan Copeland/Bill Norvas][#96 hit for Johnny Thunder & Ruby Winters in 1967] |
| Thank You For Calling / Where Are You? | Jo Stafford | 06.1954 | - | 12[8] | Columbia 4-40250 | [written by Cindy Walker] |
| Teach me tonight/Suddenly | Jo Stafford | 11.1954 | - | 15[6] | Columbia 4-40351 | [written by Sammy Cahn/Gene DePaul][#25 hit for George Maharis in 1962] |
| Suddenly there' s a valley/ The Night Watch | Jo Stafford | 10.1955 | 12[6] | 13[12] | Columbia 40559 | [written by Biff Jones/Chuck Meyer] |
| It's Almost Tomorrow / If You Want to Love Me You Have to Cry | Jo Stafford | 11.1955 | - | 14[20] | Columbia 40595 | |
| All night long/As I love you | Jo Stafford | 03.1956 | - | 99[1] | Columbia 40640 | [written by Price] |
| With a little bit of luck/One Little Kiss | Jo Stafford | 08.1956 | - | 85[3] | Columbia 40718 | [written by Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe][piosenka z musicalu "My fair lady"] |
| Love Me Good / A Perfect Love | Jo Stafford | 11.1956 | - | 62[2] | Columbia 40745 | [written by Al Stillman] |
| On London Bridge / Bells Are Ringing | Jo Stafford | 11.1956 | - | 38[13] | Columbia 40782 | [written by Roy Bennett/Sid Tepper] |
| Wind in the Willows / King of Paris | Jo Stafford | 03.1957 | - | 53[12] | Columbia 40832 | [written by Brown/Singer/Wecht] |
| Pine Top's Boogie / All Yours | Jo Stafford | 09.1959 | - | 105[3] | Columbia 41 413 | [#20 hit for Pine Top Smith in 1929] |
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Albumy | ||||||
| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Ski trails | Jo Stafford | 12.1956 | - | 13[8] | Columbia 910 | - |
