SpearmintAltoids (September 6, 2008 at 3:40 am)

ahhh, this is true music, miles ahead of some of today's so called music.

fringelily (August 31, 2008 at 3:02 am)

As an old fart of 60+, i an thrilled that new generations of listeners are discovering the superb performers of this era afresh ...what wonderful singers Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney were, along with Ella, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and others, they represent a priceless musical heritage.

sherom (August 30, 2008 at 7:23 pm)

Like Sinatra, Jo Stafford performed with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. It's obvious both singers were influenced by Dorsey's smooth continued legato phrases played on his trombone. Just listen to Stafford's breath control on Autumn Leaves.Thanks for posting.

Andrianopoulos (August 30, 2008 at 3:19 am)

I absolutely loved her. Sorry she passed away in July. I grew up with Jo Stafford's hits, her voice as familiar to me as my own mother's. I wrote her a long fan letter in 1998 and received a lovely card and autographed photo from her in less than a week. (Margaret Whiting had given me her address.) She'll be greatly missed.

wecaan (August 27, 2008 at 3:17 am)

Yeah, it's Billie Holiday! She's a step above the rest. She's definitely not appreciated enough. So you want people to stop listen to her, or studios to stop releasing her stuff? It's not like she's selling like hot cake. Other far less deserving artists get the same deal, and even more attention. I don't get why you're hating on Billie Holiday, one of the most fantastic, and sadly also one of the most under appreciated artists ever. She died nearly penniless. She didn't see fame in her life.

highnrising (August 27, 2008 at 12:09 am)

Wecaan--You're just being silly.Billie Holiday had a movie made about her; She's had all of her recordings released on CD in deluxe box sets by major labels like Columbia and Verve, and her music continues to be played to this day.

wecaan (August 26, 2008 at 2:22 pm)

@ highrising....Are you serious? Poor Billie never got the attention or admiration she deserved.

jjdion (August 26, 2008 at 5:02 am)

Getting back to Jo Stafford...she did some wonderful LPs later with her husband Paul Weston under the pseudonym "Jonathan & Darlene Edwards".It's flat out HILARIOUS!!!! They are two of the BEST!!

ashydashers (August 16, 2008 at 8:23 am)

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IrisMG (August 16, 2008 at 6:33 am)

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to suggest that you weren't using the word right - I just wanted to head off the inevitable people who would see your comment and say, "yeah right, obviously she can carry a tune well", when that's not what's meant by "perfect pitch" at all. It's just one of those "show-off"-y terms that gets misunderstood by those who don't know a lot about music.