[78-L] Stafford, Connor

[Jeff Sultanof]

Connor is indeed wonderful. I came close to conducting for her at a benefit.
She cancelled at the last minute.

Agreed on the recordings you cite, David. Rarely heard material, although if
someone had never heard her before, the Bethlehem and Atlantic recordings
are the ones I think of first.

Jeff Sultanof

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:41 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> See if you can find Chris doing "Baby, The Rain Must Fall". She did some
> very
> nice underrated pop stuff for ABC-Paramount in the 60s.
>
> dl
>
> On 9/13/2011 12:38 AM, Rod Brown wrote:
> > "Me too," regarding endless admiration for Jo Stafford. She was one of
> the
> > many important lessons my mother taught me about music, after I was done
> > with the rebellious teenager routine.
> >
> > David, thanks for the word on Chris Connor. I don't know her singing, but
> > since you mention her in the same breath with Ms. Stafford, she must be
> > quite something. I'm off to have a listen, probably many.
> >
> > Best to all,
> > Rod
>
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