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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Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 13 Jan 2014
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Tree in the Meadow - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 13 Feb 2013
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in2Dinah Shore - Volume 1
Pop - Released by Play Digital on 20 Sep 2010
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All the Best (Vol.2)
Jazz - Released by Don't stop the music on 26 May 2021
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Have You Heard of Dinah Shore, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Supreme Media on 30 Oct 2013
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Blues in Advance - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 9 Feb 2018
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We're Listening to Dinah Shore, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Top Tracks on 30 Oct 2013
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He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings (Billboard Hot 100 - No 18)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
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Have You Heard of Dinah Shore, Vol. 6
Pop - Released by Supreme Media on 30 Oct 2013
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30 Greatest Love Songs
Pop - Released by Play Digital on 20 Dec 2016
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Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 03)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Dinah Shore, I Do, Do You?
Pop - Released by Lumi Entertainment on 1 Sep 2012
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The Perfect Collection
Pop - Released by Supreme Media on 1 Jan 2013
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Miss Shore
Pop - Released by Turntable Recordings on 22 Jun 2015
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"Murder", He Says (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 05)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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