Jo Stafford Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2007, she was inducted into the Big Band Academy of America's Golden Bandstand
• Became interested in music at a young age by taking piano lessons
• Got her start singing in the vocal group The Stafford Sisters
• Was the first female music artist to reach number one on the U․K․ Singles Chart
• During World War II, she performed for various soldiers during USO tours
• Helped create the musical arrangements for the film "A Damsel in Distress․"
• Was the very first artist signed to Capitol Records