Jim Stafford
James Wayne Stafford, born on January 16, 1944, in Winter Haven, Florida, is an
American singer-songwriter and musician. Raised in Florida, Stafford played in a
band called The Legends during his high school years, alongside future musicians
Bobby Braddock, Kent LaVoie (also known as Lobo), and Gram Parsons. His first
chart hit was "Swamp Witch", produced by Lobo, which reached the U.S. top 40 in
July 1973. Stafford's breakthrough came with his biggest hit, "Spiders &
Snakes", which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 in the
BBC Top 50 in March 1974, earning...
