Singer Jo Stafford Dies

Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folks songs, has died.   She was 90.

Stafford died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at her Century City home, her son, Tim Weston of Topanga, confirmed on Friday.

She had been in declining health since October, he said.

Stafford’s records of “I’ll Walk Alone,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You” and other sentimental songs struck the hearts of servicemen far from home in both World War II and the Korean War.

With all the great songs Jo made, she was awarded the title of “GI Jo.”

RIP Jo

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