Jo Stafford

Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. Stafford is greatly admired for the purity of her voice and is considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era. She is also considered a pioneer of modern musical parody, having won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1961 (with husband Paul Weston) for their album "Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris."

Notable songs

Solo

• "Allentown Jail"
• "Black Is The Color"
• "Day By Day"
• "Early Autumn"
• "Feudin' and Fightin'"
• "Goodnight Irene" (better known version by The Weavers)
• "Here I'll Stay"
• "I Love You"
• "Indiscretion"
• "It Could Happen To You"
• "It's Almost Tomorrow" (better known version by The Dream Weavers)
• "Ivy"
• "Jambalaya"
• "Keep It a Secret"
• "Just One Way To Say I Love You"
• "The Last Mile Home"
• "Let's Take the Long Way Home"
• "Long Ago (And Far Away)"
• "Make Love to Me!"
• "No Other Love" (a different song from the one of the same name done by Perry Como)
• "On London Bridge"
• "Out Of This World"
• "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
• "September Song"
• "Serenade Of the Bells"
• "Shrimp Boats"
• "Some Enchanted Evening" (better known version by Ezio Pinza)
• "Suddenly There's a Valley" (better known version by Gogi Grant)
• "Swingin' On Nothin'"
• "Symphony"
• "Teach Me Tonight" (better known version by The DeCastro Sisters)
• "Thank You for Calling"
• "That's For Me"
• "Now And Then) There's A Fool Such As I" (better known version by Elvis Presley)
• "There's No You"
• "The Things We Did Last Summer"
• "You Belong to Me" (her best-selling hit)
• "White Christmas" (better known version by Bing Crosby)

with Gordon MacRae

• "'A' ? You're Adorable" (better known version by Perry Como)
• "Dearie"
• "My Darling, My Darling"
• "Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart"
• "Whispering Hope"
• "Echoes"

with Johnny Mercer

• Candy