Jul 18th, 2008 · Jo Stafford was a favorite entertainer of soldiers during World War II. Stafford and her husband, pianist Randy Weston, also performed a bad cabaret act as their alter egos, Jonathan and Darlene Edwards. Stafford died of congestive heart failure Sunday. She was 90.
Keywords: husband · Soldiers · congestive · entertainment · World War II · pianist · jonathan · songstress · sweetheart · cabaret · ego · Stafford
Jul 9th, 2008 · She cut her teeth as a trombonist in the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Dizzy Gillespie. She scored classic records for everyone from Marvin Gaye to Randy Weston. And against the odds, she made it as a woman in jazz.
Keywords: Jazz · trombonist · Marvin Gaye · Dizzy Gillespie · Gerald Wilson · arranges · Melba · Liston · Randy Weston
