Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore (born Frances 'Fanny' Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era. She achieved even greater success a decade later in television, mainly as the host of a series of variety programs for the Chevrolet automobile company. After failing singing auditions for the bands of Benny Goodman, and both Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Shore struck out on her own. She became the first singer of her era to achieve huge solo success. She had a string of eighty charted popular hits, spanning from 1940 to 1957, and after appearing in a handful of feature films, she went on to a four-decade career in American television. She starred in her own music and variety shows from 1951 through 1963 and hosted two talk shows in the 1970s. TV Guide ranked her at number 16 on their list of the top 50 television stars of all time. Stylistically, Shore was compared to two singers who followed her in the mid-to-late 1940s and early 1950s, Jo Stafford and Patti Page. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 29, 1916 (Franklin County), Died February 24, 1994 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 130 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-072483 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | A boy in khaki—a girl in lace | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072484 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Murder, he says | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072485 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Manhattan serenade | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072558 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | (As long as you're not in love with anyone else) Why don't you fall in love with me | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072559 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | Dearly beloved | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072560 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | (Nobody knows better than I) He's my guy | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-072561 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | You'd be so nice to come home to | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073509 | 10-in. | 3/6/1942 | I look at heaven (when I look at you) | Freddy Martin ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073510 | 10-in. | 3/6/1942 | I can't give you anything but love | Freddy Martin ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073824 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Three little sisters | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073825 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | One dozen roses | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073826 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-073827 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | All I need is you | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-0001 | 10-in. | 1/12/1944 | Now I know | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-0002 | 10-in. | 1/12/1944 | I couldn't sleep a wink last night | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-0091 | 10-in. | 4/11/1944 | I'll walk alone | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-0092 | 10-in. | 4/11/1944 | It could happen to you | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1025 | 10-in. | 7/24/1944 | I learned a lesson I'll never forget | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1026 | 10-in. | 7/24/1944 | Together | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1041 | 10-in. | 11/21/1944 | Sleigh ride in July | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1042 | 10-in. | 11/21/1944 | Like someone in love | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1044 | 10-in. | 11/21/1944 | I can't tell why I love you, but I do | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore ; Sportsmen Quartet | Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1061 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1062 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | He's home for a little while | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D4VB-1063 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Candy | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shore, Dinah," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102410.
Shore, Dinah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102410.
"Shore, Dinah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79072750
Wikidata: Dinah Shore - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q466502
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