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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 1-25 of 113 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-037625 10-in. 6/12/1939 The thrill of a new romance Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-037627 10-in. 6/12/1939 Quiereme mucho Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-042740 10-in. 9/27/1939 La cumparsita Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-042776 10-in. 10/3/1939 Who told you I cared Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-042777 10-in. 10/3/1939 I like to recognize the tune Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-042778 10-in. 10/3/1939 I thought about you Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-042779 10-in. 10/3/1939 (Why couldn't it last) Last night Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-042789 10-in. 10/5/1939 In sunny San Domingo Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-042790 10-in. 10/5/1939 Jungle drums Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-046037 10-in. 12/28/1939 Careless Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-046038 10-in. 12/28/1939 Watching the clock Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-046039 10-in. 12/28/1939 Darn that dream Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-046040 10-in. 12/28/1939 I've got my eyes on you Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048470 10-in. 3/28/1940 Just a-whistlin' and a-whittlin' (and a-watchin' the world go by) Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048471 10-in. 3/28/1940 Imagination Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048472 10-in. 3/28/1940 Say it Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048473 10-in. 3/28/1940 Shake down the stars Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048907 10-in. 4/15/1940 You can't brush me off Dinah Shore ; Dick Todd Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-048908 10-in. 4/15/1940 Outside of that, I love you Dinah Shore ; Dick Todd Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-050881 10-in. 5/27/1940 When the swallows come back to Capistrano Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-050882 10-in. 5/27/1940 The breeze and I Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-051561 10-in. 6/25/1940 How come you do me like you do? Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-051562 10-in. 6/25/1940 Smoke gets in your eyes Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-051563 10-in. 6/25/1940 The nearness of you Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-051564 10-in. 6/25/1940 Maybe Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 113 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shore, Dinah," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102410.

Shore, Dinah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102410.

"Shore, Dinah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102410

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