This blog is for notes about various individuals of some note with the Stafford surname.
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BIOGRAPHY
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STAFFORD, Robert Theodore, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Rutland, Vt., August 8, 1913; educated in the public schools of Rutland; graduated, Middlebury College 1935; attended the University of Michigan Law School; graduated, Boston University Law School 1938; Rutland County prosecuting attorney 1938-1942; during the Second World War served on active duty in the United States Navy as a lieutenant commander 1942-1946, and during the Korean conflict 1951-1953; captain in the United States Navy Reserve; Rutland County State’s attorney 1947-1951; deputy State attorney general 1953-1955; State attorney general 1955-1957; lieutenant governor 1957-1959; Governor of Vermont 1959-1961; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh Congress in 1960; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his resignation from the House of Representatives, September 16, 1971, to accept appointment the same day to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Winston L. Prouty; elected by special election January 7, 1972, to complete the unexpired term ending January 3, 1977; reelected in 1976 and again in 1982 for the term ending January 3, 1989; not a candidate for reelection in 1988; chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); died on December 23, 2006, in Rutland, Vt.; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Terell Stafford has been hailed as "one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player" by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Known for being a gifted and versatile player with a voice all his own, Stafford combines lyricism and a deep love of melody with a spirited, adventurous edge. This uniquely expressive, well-defined musical talent allows Stafford the ability to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads.
Stafford picked up his first trumpet at the age of thirteen, and even though he was drawn to jazz, initially studied...(Full Bio)
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A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Tim began playing guitar seriously at the age of 18 after starting out on the banjo four years earlier. He played with various groups in the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee as a teenager, including Mountain Memories. As a member of Kingsport's Boys in the Band, he was a judge at the 1980 National Flatpicking Championship in Winfield Kansas. Later, he helped found the band Dusty Miller, which was named SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band champions in 1990. A few months later he joined Alison Krauss and Union Station, along with Adam Steffey and Barry Bales. The band was named IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 1991. He left Krauss's band in May 1992 in order to spend more time with his son Daniel, who was born in January of that year. Tim won a Grammy in January 1993 for his work on “Every Time You Say Goodbye” (Rounder, 1992).