Jo Stafford
Birth Name:
Jo Elizabeth Stafford
Birth Place:
Coalinga, California, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
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