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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Baby It's Cold Outside - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 3 okt. 2013
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Takin' A Chance On Love
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 13 mrt. 2020
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A Date with Dinah
Pop - Released by Shellac Revival on 21 sep. 2020
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I'll Walk Alone
Lounge - Released by White Room Music on 30 mei 2019
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The Best Collection
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Music Manager on 17 apr. 2015
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Dinah Sings, Previn Plays / Somebody Loves Me
Soundtracks - Released by Stage Door on 22 jan. 2011
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Gershwin Show Hits
Pop - Released by Shellac Revival on 21 sep. 2020
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Simply ... Dinah! (2020 Remaster)
Pop - Released by Jube Legends on 16 okt. 2020
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A Wonderful Guy
Vocale jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 10 mei 2014
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 12 mrt. 2014
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It Had To Be You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 29, 1950)
Jazz - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on 19 jul. 2020
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Dinah's Showtime '44 - '47
Jazz - Released by Hep Records on 30 jan. 1994
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Dinah Shore: Blues in the Night
Jazz - Released by Retrospective on 1 jan. 2009
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Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Master Tape Records on 15 mei 2020
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See the USA in Your Chevrolet - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 1 jan. 2013
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All the Hits and More 1939-60, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by ACROBAT on 7 apr. 2017
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Songs for Sometime Losers
Vocale jazz - Released by Photoplay Records on 6 jul. 2016
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Essential
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by EMI Trade Marketing on 1 jan. 2001
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Sweet Violets
Folk - Released by American Popsongs on 27 feb. 2017
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Love Walked In
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Flare Records on 4 jul. 2005
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