In three days Petula Clark turns 75 (Shhhhh! I don’t think we’re supposed to talk about Pet’s age), but today the singer Jo Stafford turned 90! Jo was a favorite of Charles M. Schulz, and a song by her is featured at this link. In December 1955, when TV was overtaking radio and Rock and Roll was taking over radio (please note the distinction), Jo had a song in the top 10 called ‘It’s Almost Tomorrow’.
Jo joined the television revolution, and later appeared on the Steve Allen Show. How many other faces do you recognize in this video?
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Don Knotts, Pat Harrington, Jr., the lovely Jo Stafford, of course, Tony Randall, Louis Nye and Gabe Dell. Hey, that was easy! OK, OK, I cheated, but only because I didn’t know Gabe Dell. Only Harrington and and Jo Stafford still survive today!