Dinah Shore
One of America's most popular entertainers long after her mid-'40s commercial peak, Dinah Shore was the first major vocalist to break away from the big-band format and begin a solo-billed career. During the '40s, she recorded several of the decade's biggest singles -- "Buttons and Bows," "The Gypsy," and "I'll Walk Alone" -- all of which spent more than a month at number one on the Hit Parade. After launching a television variety series in 1951, Shore appeared on one program or another, with few gaps, into the 1980s.
Born in rural Tennessee, Dinah Shore was performing on Nashville radio while still a teenager. Her professional career later took her to New York, where she sang with Xavier Cugat. After failing auditions with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey however, she decided to simply become a solo singer. Shore signed to Bluebird, and recorded several hits during 1940-41, including "Yes, My Darling Daughter," "I Hear a Rhapsody" and "Jim." Her first million-seller came in 1942 with the prototypical blues crossover nugget, "Blues in the Night." Later that year, she moved to Victor and hit big with "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and her first number one hit, 1944's "I'll Walk Alone." Shore also began appearing in films, including 1944's Up in Arms and 1946's Till the Clouds Roll By.
The late '40s proved to be her most popular era for recording. Between 1946 and 1949, she hit big with several songs, including "The Gypsy," "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons," "Anniversary Song," "I Wish I Didn't Love You So," "Buttons and Bows" and "Dear Hearts and Gentle People." Though her records didn't chart as high during the '50s, Dinah Shore enjoyed even more exposure with her top-rated variety show, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show. For many, Shore's opening and closing every show with "See the USA in your Chevrolet, America's the greatest land of all" practically defined the '50s. Her Chevrolet sponsorship lasted until 1963, but she returned in the '70s with a new format, the daytime talk-show. During the 1980s, she began performing once again, but returned to television once more with a series that ran for two years. She died of cancer in 1994.
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A Prairie Windstorm
Blues - Released by prairie windstorm on 6 Feb 2023
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Nostalgic Memories-The Very Best of Dinah Shore-Vol. 15
Jazz - Released by RP-DSP on 18 Oct 2011
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Dinah Y Otros
Pop - Released by Alpha Center Digital on 31 Mar 2022
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Back2Back Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Play Digital on 1 Nov 2010
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Dinah Shore
Jazz - Released by Amamos la navidad on 3 Nov 2023
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The Fabulous Hits of Dinah Shore
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2021
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The a to D of Dinah
Pop - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 12 May 2013
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Blue Bayu - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 9 Feb 2018
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Loving You Is A Dream
Jazz - Released by Reminisce Music on 2 Sep 2021
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Far Away Places - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 24 Apr 2012
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The Christmas Collection - Carols and Hymns
Pop - Released by Ten Percent Records on 4 Dec 2015
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Sings the Great American Songbook
Pop - Released by Ap music on 3 Dec 2012
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I´ll Walk Alone (43 Golden Songs)
Pop - Released by Bamboodi on 31 Mar 2016
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