[Dixielandjazz] MUSICIAN PSEUDONYMS

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Charles Suhor wrote:

> Most amusing. There was also "Cinderella G. Stump"-- Jo Stafford 
> singing "Temptation" ("Temp-tay-shun") in 1947. Don't know the label. 
> Wasn't it Red Ingle and His Natural Seven backing her up?
>
> Charlie Suhor
>
>
> On Jun 20, 2005, at 10:37 AM, Steve barbone wrote:
>
>> There are many reasons why jazz musicians used alternate names. 
>> Recording
>> contracts etc. The below website lists a plethora of such alternate 
>> names.
>> Bill Haesler may find the below website of use.
>>
>> Sourced from Tony Agostinelli on the Kenton List. He added a few of 
>> his own.
>>
>> http://www16.brinkster.com/fitzgera/pseudo.htm
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone
>>
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In fact it was Red Ingle & the Natural 7 and it was foir Capitol-- The 
record date was Red's and set to be recorded when Jo Stafford passed by 
the studio and heard it rehearsed. She asked Red if she could do it 
since she thought it was a great send up. So Red paid the gal that was 
supposed to record the part and Jo did it. But -- she had signed an 
exclusive manager's contract and he had to sign off on what she did, and 
she said he'd never agree to letting her do this silly version for fear 
of hurtng her romantic  songtress  reputation.
So Red came up with the name "Cinderella G. Stump" and it set off a near 
year of national guessing as to who this really was. By then the record 
had sold nearly three million copies -- 78's, mind you -- and Jo's 
manager was happy to let the world know. So they released the news on 
Jo's TV show and did the number for the first time with Jo being "unmasked."
By the way, for many years people would ask Red what the G stood for in 
Cinderella G. Stump. It was, he said, "Gum."
Snce that  time, Jo has had no reluctance to do comedy...and her 
wonderfully off-key and skewed tempo sides with hubby Paul Weston and 
Jonathon and Darlene  are classics in their own right as outlandish ways 
to mess up people's heads!
Don Ingle