Jo Stafford sings Red River Valley

[thumper7478]

damn what a voice

[TomThumbsBlues1965]

i gotta say my favorite version is mr. guthrie's, but this is dammmnnnnnn good

[ozerataoglu]

Remember the New Vegas valley...

[Finarphin]

Nobody could match this.

[dummyinblue]

beautiful beautiful beautiful.

[TheDavejee]

YEs, Dana Delaney did a little of it in 'Tombstone' - Gorgeous version but you can't get past Jo Stafford. Brings tears to the eyes listening to it....

[cutanea2]

Thank you for this beautiful version.

[Edaeron]

first time I heard this song was from the movie Tombstone.

[Jackosmack]

WOW. This song is AWESOME. =)

[lovethosecartwrights]

This is so beautiful thanks for sharing it. I have one question about making videos and not have it have copyright issues. How do I find songs that I can use to make videos with that won't have this problem. Or how do I get promission to use a song.

[georgemickle]

You should hear her 1952 version of You Belong To Me. Dino also covered it in 1952 . Followed by the Duprees in 1961.

[geekygorilla]

This is such a beautiful song! I'm crying :')

[appraisalvasel]

Yes - Henry Fonda sang it to Jane Darwell in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath 1940

[PROFEUGENIOITALY]

Meravigliosa!!!

[vnrozier]

I'm getting old. How lovely. They could actually pronounce words clearly in those days; and nearly bring a tear to one's eyes.

[willcomeable]

what a beautiful voice this woman had. I remember her from the 1950's when I was a teenager and saw her at the London Palladium. Very few like her.

[beachbumdave]

Such a wonderful rendition, many thanks

cheers

[wilkevwilkev]

beautifull, dale evans recorded this song ,please somebody post it thankyou. 

[readingrox19]

Good golly i love this stuff...

[deaddoc]

Beautiful voice, and wow, you don't see faces like that much anymore..... beyond beautiful. Goin', goin, gone....

[marcyhead]

Definitely one of the most beautiful recordings of this classic by Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers for Columbia. Another lovely & haunting rendition was recorded for Decca in 1944 by The Andrews Sisters with beautiful sweeping orchestrations and a full male chorus. It's a shame that fans of the trio only have the old scratchy 78s to enjoy as MCA has never restored & reissued so much of the sisters' 16-year recording catalog.

[RidiculousNino]

Amazing(:

[TheSandsie13]

had this song stuck in my head all weekend. drove me battier than i already am

[nominext]

I am in Thailand.I fisrt heard of the name Jo stafford when an old songs radio station announcing her death and played her song.since then i became her fan.even she has passed away she is immortal with her songs.

[marcyhead]

Just a beautiful rendition here by Jo & The Pied Pipers...so simple & heartwarming. In 1944, The Andrews Sisters recorded a lovely melodic version of this standard for Decca Records with a full choir. Would love to see this posted as well.

[Huapua]

I like the version that is sung by the actor in the movie "tombstone" but I cant find it anywhere.

This version is a bit too slow for my taste.

[Aphrodite2009]

@Huapua The lady that sang it in Tombstone was Dana Delaney. Unfortunately I cannot find it on here either. I wish you luck in your search. IF I find a copy I will upload it for you.

[reenester]

What a beautiful voice !

[Robert11xyz]

One of the things that today's young people have missed are the marvelous nightclubs of the forties and fifties. They started becoming too expensive as the sixties rolled around.

I saw Jo Stafford at the Persian Room in the Plaza Hotel in NYC in the 60s. Very expensive with a cover charge, but it was well worth it. It was an intimate place.

Las Vegas could not compare because there the showrooms were too big.

I think we've lost something with the passing of true nightclubs.

[rennoske]

This is the best version of this song for me.

[carlosluz70]

My mother loves this song. It has its unique western charm and treats one of the most moving themes of human love - memory and love separated. Thanks for posting this gem of a song!

[captainbadd]

Makes me think of John Ford.

[omegapoint0]

The great Jo Stafford was classically trained to be an opera singer which is evidenced in her perfect pitch and effortless range.

Perfect 10 in both categories.

And the unique timbre of her voice, the divine feeling her voice emits, and her impeccable phrasing are also evident.

Perfect 10 in all 3 categories.

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[patjan92]

@omegapoint0 I couldn't agree more. All these things set her apart from other vocalists. And let's not forget her amazing breath control which is further evidence of her operatic training. She's One of a Kind.

[omegapoint0]

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In essence, no singer, past or present, can possibly be better.

The most any singer could be or aspire to be is to be equal to Jo Stafford.

And on that level, all comparison ceases.

The question then is: who do you prefer?

[bogohoboho]

i love jo stafford singing anything, especially "shenandoah"

[justcallmethelma]

so beautiful!

[cutanea2]

@justcallmethelma - I so agree with you.

[twerpy7]

Thanks for all the comments.

I love Jo singing this great old song.

Check Jimmie Rodgers singing this song,

The lyrics are diffferent but I think it's special.

[thnurd]

I needed a recording of Red River Valley for a project I am creating, happened upon this one ans was so happy to hear the Norman Luboff Choir accompanying Jo Stafford. I was a member of that group during the early 1980s. What a treat to hear them, and Jo.

[Snoopythack1]

AH, the haunting voice of Jo Stafford will never be matched, i was brought up

with her singing and has stuck with me for almost 60 yrs, my favourites are Jo

singing solo the old rugged cross and in the gloaming with Gordon Macrae.

[evans131369]

Very nice

[misssiera311]

aww :'( this song always makes me cry.... my gpa used to sing this to me when i was little.... thanks for posting

[oyntzen18]

my mother used to sing this to me just like JO only a bit faster

my favorite song

[franklindavid]

The most versatile vocalist of the era, greatly admired for the purity of her voice.

[rebeanercan]

Best version by far......

[ferrarial]

By far the best version of this song, simple arrangement with that strong clear effortless vocal. RIP Jo. Thanks for posting

[LynnLoveSausage]

Wow. Very good. But I heard a very different version of this song growing up. the lyrics were different. Still good tho

[damnliar]

Great gams? When did you ever see her gams? I never saw her perform in anything except long dresses.

[Lokasena]

nice voice

great gams

Eat Snacky Smores...!

[Scout987a]

Thanks for posting this. I too LOVE her version of this. It's my favorite.

[chesterst10]

"Red River Valley" by Jo Stafford with The Starlighters was released as a single in October of 1949. Capitol Records (Capitol 742) Beautiful, Thanks for posting.

[silverdub25]

An excellent example of Ms Stafford's unique ability to put across a sentimental song without sounding cloying. Just simple, clear and perfect--thanks.

[rotwiler50]

does this take me back, just so natural,pure,singing at it,s best,Peter

[joshclarksjb7389]

such a naturally beautiful voice

[leyland1961]

Indeed a wonderfull version, I wasn't about in the 50's but I do remember hearing it in the late 60's on the radio, might I proffer a suggestion that the only version with a similar poignancy is a recent one, and it's on here too, Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak, well worth a listen, different but equal, "IF" that is possible.

[Evasively]

Thank you very much for posting this.

I'm a teen who loves all sorts of music, and I just recently discovered Jo Stafford.

She's simply stunning, and she certainly beats most modern rubbish.

[twerpy7]

Thanks for the comment Roger,

I love Jo's beautiful voice.

I can't remember it in a John Wayne movie.

But think John Ford used it in his great

film "The Grapes of Wrath."

[Gurgi1990]

@twerpy7

I think the song what in the John Wayne movie Red River (1948)

[rogernashv1961]

Lovely, was'nt their an old John Wyane movie with this in it? thanks.