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Did Jo Stafford record for Capitol records?
Jo Stafford became the first solo artist signed to Capitol after leaving the Pied Pipers in 1944.
Did Jo Strafford have a solo career?
Jo Stafford's solo career success led to a demand for personal appearances, and from February 1945, she embarked on a six-month residency at New York's La Martinique nightclub.

Question: Did she have confidence in herself before?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Jo Stafford have confidence in herself before meeting Mike Nidorf?