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"I had four or five years in school training as a soprano. I fell into pop singing because of economics. I got out of high school and had to go work, and they weren't hiring opera singers"

- Jo Stafford

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This quote is written / told by Jo Stafford between November 12, 1917 and July 16, 2008. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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