Post by mrjukebox on Jul 23, 2008 21:50:17 GMT -5
One of the premier vocalists of the pre rock era has passed away-Jo Stafford was 90 when she succumbed to heart failure last Thursday (7/17)-Throughout the 40's & 50's,Jo placed a ton of hits on the pop charts-Her biggest hit was "You Belong To Me",which spent 12 weeks at #1 in 1952-Ten years later,in 1962,a New Jersey vocal group called The Duprees reached the top 10 with their remake of that same song-Stafford also had a flair for comedy-In the late 1940's,she teamed up with singer Red Ingle & his group The Natural Seven & recorded a country version of the song "Temptation"-It was called "Tim-Tayshun"-Stafford's name on the disc was listed as Cinderella Q. Stump-The song was a smash hit & went to #1.