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Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, – February 24, ) was an American singer, actress, and talk show host.

Shore rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Large 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 vast solo success. She had a string of eighty charted widespread hits, spanning from to , 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 melody and variety shows from through and hosted two talk shows in the s. 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 s and early s, Jo Stafford and Patti Page.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Frances "Fanny" Rose Shore was born on February 29, , to Russian-Jewish immigrant shopkeepers, Anna (née Stein) and Solomon Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee.^[1][2] She had an elder sister, eight years her senior, Elizabeth, known as "Bessie".

When Fanny was eighteen months old, she was stricken with polio (infantile paralysis). The only known treatment was bed rest and sometimes more utmost care if the child was severely compromised. Her mother provided extensive care for her, which included regular therapeutic massage and a strict exercise program.^[2] She recovered, but sustained a deformed foot and limp.

Fanny loved to sing as a little child; her mother, a contralto with operatic aspirations, encouraged her. Her father often took her to his store, where she would perform impromptu songs for the customers.^[3][4]

In , the Shore family moved to McMinnville, Tennessee, where her father had opened a department store.

Entertainer, host and celebrity Dinah Shore founded this major women's golf tournament in in Rancho Mirage, California.

By her fifth-grade year, the family had moved to Nashville, where she completed elementary college. Although shy because of her limp, she became actively committed in sports, was a cheerleader at Nashville's Hume-Fogg High Academy, and was involved in other activities.^{[citation needed]}

When Shore was 16, her mother died unexpectedly from a heart attack.

Pursuing her education, Shore enrolled at Vanderbilt University, where she participated in many events and activities, including the Chi chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. She graduated from the university in with a degree in sociology.^[5] She visited the Grand Ole Opry and made her radio debut on Nashville's WSM radio station.^{[citation needed]}

Shore decided to come back to pursuing her career in singing, moving to New York City to audition for orchestras and radio stations.

At first she went there on a summer break from Vanderbilt, and after graduation, for good. In many of her auditions, she sang the popular song "Dinah".

Before Passing Away, Carol Channing Passed for White: Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, – February 24, ) was an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Shore rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Huge Band era.

When disc jockeyMartin Block could not remember her name, he called her the "Dinah girl", and soon after the name stuck, becoming her stage name.^[6] She eventually was hired as a vocalist at radio station WNEW, where she sang with Frank Sinatra.

She recorded and performed with the Xavier Cugat orchestra, and signed a recording contract with RCA Victor Records in ^{[citation needed]}

Music career

s

In March , Shore debuted on national radio on the Sunday-afternoon CBS Radio program, Ben Bernie's Orchestra.

In February , she became a featured vocalist on the NBC Radio program The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street, a showcase for traditional Dixieland and blues songs. With her, the program became so popular, it was moved from Sunday afternoon to a Monday night time slot in September.

In her primetime debut for "the music of the Three Bs, Barrelhouse, Boogie-woogie, and the Blues", she was introduced as "Mademoiselle Dinah 'Diva' Shore, who starts a flame by rubbing two notes together!"^[7] She recorded with the two Basin Street bands for RCA Victor; one of her records was the eponymous Dinah's Blues.

Shore's singing came to the attention of Eddie Cantor. He signed her as a regular on his radio show, Time to Smile, in ^[8] Shore credits him for teaching her self-confidence, comedic timing, and the ways of connecting with an audience.^[9] In , Shore appeared in her first movie, Thank Your Lucky Stars, starring Cantor.

In August she toured the European Theater of Operations hosted by Communications Zone commander Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee.

She soon went to another radio show, Paul Whiteman Presents. During this time, the Combined States was involved in Nature War II, and Shore became a favorite with the troops.

She had hits, including "Blues in the Night",^[10] "Jim", "You'd Be So Nice to Reach Home To", and "I'll Stroll Alone", the first of her number-one hits. "Blues in the Night" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.^[11]

Shore continued appearing in radio shows throughout the s, including The Bird's Eye Open House and Ford Radio Show.

In first , she moved to a new label, the CBS-owned Columbia Records. At Columbia, Shore enjoyed the greatest commercial success of her recording career, starting with her first Columbia single unleash , "Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy", and peaking with the most popular song of , "Buttons and Bows", (with Henri René & Orchestra), which was number one for ten weeks, and her second million selling record.^[12] Other number-one hits at Columbia included "The Gypsy" and "The Anniversary Song".^{[citation needed]} Shore soon became a successful singing star with her own radio show, Call for Music, which was broadcast on CBS from February 13, , to April 16, , and on NBC from April 20, , to June 29, ^[13]

One of her most popular recordings was the holiday perennial "Baby, It's Icy Outside" with Buddy Clark from The song was covered by many other artists, such as Ella Fitzgerald.

Other hits during her four years at Columbia included "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)", "I Wish I Didn't Love You So", "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly", and "Dear Hearts and Gentle People".

She was a regular with Jack Smith on his quarter-hour radio show on CBS.^{[citation needed]}

Shore was a musical guest in the films Thank Your Lucky Stars (), Follow the Boys (), and Till the Clouds Roll By () and had starring roles in Danny Kaye's debut Up in Arms () and Belle of the Yukon ().

She lent her musical voice to two Disney films: Make Mine Music () and Fun and Want Free (). Her last starring film role was for Paramount Pictures in Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick ().^{[citation needed]}

s

In , Shore returned to RCA Victor with a deal to tape sides for $1 million (equivalent to $&#;million in ).

The hits kept coming, but with less frequency, and were not charting as high as in the s. Shore's biggest hits of this era were "My Heart Cries for You" and "Sweet Violets", both peaking at number three in Several duets with Tony Martin did adequately, with "A Penny a Kiss" being the most popular, reaching number eight.

"Blue Canary"&#;[ru] was a hit, and her covers of "Changing Partners" and "If I Give My Heart to You" were popular top hits.

She achieved greatest popularity during the big band era of the s and s. She rose to fame as a solo singer after unsuccessful auditions with Benny Goodman's band and the Dorsey brothers. At the age of 2, she was diagnosed with polio, but her parents' special care helped her overcome the disease, although she had a slight leg defect and a limp. InShore moved with her family to McMinnville, Tennessee, where her father opened a department store.

"Love and Marriage" and "Whatever Lola Wants" were top hits from

"Chantez, Chantez" was her last highest hit, staying on the charts for over 20 weeks in Shore remained at RCA Victor until , and during that time, released albums including Bouquet of Blues, Once in a While, and Vivacious, which were collections of singles with alternative orchestras and conductors such as Frank DeVol and Hugo Winterhalter.

The studio albumsHolding Hands at Midnight, from , and Moments Like These, from , recorded in stereo, with orchestra under the musical direction of Harry Zimmerman, who performed the identical duties on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, were the exceptions.^{[citation needed]}

Recording career after the s

In , Shore left RCA Victor for Capitol Records.

Although she recorded only one minor smack for her new label ("I Ain't Down Yet", which peaked at on Billboard'spop chart in ), the collaboration produced four "theme albums" that paired her with arranger Nelson Riddle (Dinah, Yes Indeed!), conductor and accompanist André Previn (Somebody Loves Me and Dinah Sings, Previn Plays), and jazz's Red Norvo (Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red).

Her final two Capitol albums were Dinah, Down Home and The Fabulous Hits (Newly Recorded).^{[citation needed]}

Shore was dropped by Capitol in and recorded only a handful of albums over the next two decades.

She recorded Lower Basin Street Revisited for friend Frank Sinatra's Reprise label in , Songs for Sometime Losers (Project 3, ), Country Feelin' (Decca, ), Once Upon A Summertime (Stanyan, ), and Dinah!, a double LP for Capitol in She recorded this album at the height of her talk show fame, and it featured her take on contemporary hits such as "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", "The Hungry Years", and "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Realize Where You're Going To)".

Her final studio album was released in , Dinah!: I've Got a Song, for the Children's Television Workshop.^{[citation needed]}

Acting career

Radio

Shore starred in seven radio series of her own between and ^[14] She made hundreds of guest appearances in shows including an episode of Suspense ("Frankie and Johnny", May 5, ).^[15]

Early television career

Soon after Shore arrived in New York in , aged 21, Shore made her first television appearances on experimental broadcasts for NBC over station W2XBS in New York (now WNBC).

Twelve years later, in , she made her commercial television debut on The Ed Wynn Show from Los Angeles over CBS and on Easter Sunday , made a guest appearance on Bob Hope's first network television show on NBC.

After guest spots on many television shows, she was given her own program, The Dinah Shore Show on NBC on November 27, ^[16]Vic Schoen was her musical director from to , and also arranged music for her on The Colgate Comedy Hour ().

In , Shore began hosting a monthly series of one-hour, full-color spectaculars as part of NBC's The Chevy Show series. These proved so popular, the show was renamed The Dinah Shore Chevy Show the following season, with Shore becoming the full-time host, helming three of four weeks in the month.

Broadcast live and in NBC's famous "Living Color", this variety show was one of the most popular of the s and early s and featured the television debuts of stars of the era, such as Yves Montand and Maureen O'Hara, and featured Shore in performances alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and Pearl Bailey.

Tennessee Ernie Ford was a featured guest on one show, and she introduced him, tongue-in-cheek, as "Tennessee Ernie CHEVROLET!!" She also appeared as a guest on The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom.

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ran through the –61 season, after which Chevrolet dropped sponsorship, and Shore hosted a series of monthly broadcasts sponsored by the American Dairy Association and Green Stamps.

Simply called The Dinah Shore Show, Shore's guests included Nat "King" Cole, Bing Crosby, Jack Lemmon, Boris Karloff, Betty Hutton, Art Carney, and a young Barbra Streisand. Over twelve seasons, from to , Shore made hour-long programs and fifteen-minute shows.

She always ended her televised programs by throwing an enthusiastic kiss directly to the cameras (and viewers) and exclaiming "MWAH!" to the audience.

Shore also appeared in four specials for ABC (in black-and-white) in the –65 season.

They were sponsored by the Purex Corporation.

Later television career

From through , Shore hosted two daytime programs, Dinah's Place (–) on NBC and Dinah! (later Dinah and Friends) in syndication from through and a third cable program from to Dinah's Place, primarily sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive (which later sponsored her women's golf tournament), was a minute Monday-through-Friday program broadcast at &#;am (ET) over NBC, her network home since ^[17] Shore described this show as a "Do-Show" as opposed to a chat show because she would acquire her guests demonstrate an unexpected skill, for example, Frank Sinatra sharing his spaghetti sauce recipe, Vice President Spiro Agnew playing keyboard accompanying Shore on "Sophisticated Lady", or Ginger Rogers demonstrating Shore how to throw a clay pot on a potter's wheel.

Although Dinah's Place featured famous guest stars, Shore often grilled lesser-known lifestyle experts on nutrition, exercise, or homemaking. Despite being one of the more popular programs in NBC's morning lineup, dominating in the timeslot, facing out The Lucy Show reruns on CBS and local programming on ABC, this demonstrate left the air in after NBC sent a telegram to Shore congratulating her on her Emmy win – at the same time informing her the show was being cancelled, because it broke up a "game showprogramming block" and competition from The Joker's Wild on CBS, which started two years earlier.

Thus ended the network's year association with Shore. She returned that fall with Dinah!, a syndicated minute daily talk production (also seen in a minute version on some stations) that put the focus on superior guest stars and entertainment.

This show was seen as challenge for Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin, whose shows had been on the air for ten years when Dinah! debuted. Frequent guests included entertainment figures (Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, and Jimmy Stewart), as well as regular contributors including lifestyle guru Dr.

Wayne Dyer.

Unexpected rock tune performance appearances included Tina Turner, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop. Shore also appeared on the Norman Learcomedy-soap operaMary Hartman, Mary Hartman in April On the show, Shore interviewed country-singing personality Loretta Haggars (played by Mary Kay Place) and included a controversial comment from Haggars during her appearance on a "live" airing of Shore's talk entertainment.

Comedian Andy Kaufman in his Tony Clifton guise appeared on her show but did not, as rumored, throw eggs at Shore or pour them on her head.^[18]

Shore, with her Dixie drawl and demure manner, was identified with the South, and guests on her shows often commented on it.

She spoofed this image by playing Melody in "Went with the Wind!", the famous Gone with the Wind parody for The Carol Burnett Show. In the summer of , Shore hosted Dinah and Her New Best Friends, an eight-week summer replacement series for The Carol Burnett Show which featured a cast of young hopefuls such as Diana Canova and Gary Mule Deer, along with such seasoned guests as Jean Stapleton and Linda Lavin.

Shore guest-starred on Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, calling Pee-wee on his picturephone and singing "The 12 Days of Christmas". Throughout the special, Pee-wee walks past the picturephone, only to hear her going past the original 12 days ("on the th day of Christmas ").^{[citation needed]}

Shore finished her television career by appearing on "Murder, She Wrote" in , and hosting A Conversation with Dinah (–) on the cable network TNN (The Nashville Network).

This half-hour show consisted of one-on-one interviews with celebrities and comedians (such as Bob Hope), former boyfriends (Burt Reynolds in a unique one-hour episode), and political figures (former PresidentGerald Ford and his wife and former First LadyBetty Ford).

In a coup, Shore got the first post-White Home interview given by former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Around this time, she gained a agree as television spokeswoman for Holly Farms chicken. In the s, Shore sang in Glendale Federal Bank television commercials.

Her last television special, Dinah Comes Home (TNN ), brought Shore's career full-circle, taking her back to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, which she first visited some sixty years earlier. Shore won nine Emmys, a Peabody Award, and a Golden Globe Award.^[19] Shore's talk shows sometimes included cooking segments, and she wrote cookbooks including Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah.^[20]

Personal life

Marriage and children

Shore was married to actor George Montgomery from to She gave birth to daughter Melissa Ann "Missy" Montgomery, in January Later the couple adopted a son, John David "Jody" Montgomery.

Missy Montgomery also became an actress.^{[citation needed]}

George Jacobs, in his memoir Mr. S about Frank Sinatra, for whom he worked as a longtime valet, claimed Shore and Sinatra had a long-standing affair in the s.

After her divorce in from Montgomery, she briefly married professional tennis player Maurice F. Smith.^[21] Her romances of the later s involved comedian Dick Martin,^{[citation needed]} singer Eddie Fisher,^{[citation needed]} and actor Rod Taylor.^[22]

Starting in , Shore had a six-year public romance with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 years her junior.^[23][24]

Her daughter, Melissa Montgomery, is the owner of the rights to most of Shore's television series.

In March , PBS presented MWAH! The Best of The Dinah Shore Show –, an hour-long special of early color videotaped footage of Shore in duets with guests Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Pearl Bailey, George Burns, Groucho Marx, Peggy Lee, and Mahalia Jackson.

Golf

Shore, who played golf,^[16] was a longtime supporter of women's professional golf. In , she helped found the Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, which, in its current identity as the Chevron Championship, remains one of the major golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

Until , the tournament was held each spring at Mission Hills Country Club, near Shore's former home in Palm Springs, California. The event moved to Texas in at the behest of the new sponsor. Mission Hills’ Dinah Shore Course is currently host of the Galleri Classic, a man, hole no-cut tournament on the PGA Tour Champions for players over

Shore was the first female member of the Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles.^[25]

In acknowledgment of her contributions to golf, Shore was elected an honorary member of the LPGA Hall of Fame in ^[26] Shore became a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame when it absorbed the LPGA Hall in She received the Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honor.

In , she hired mid-century modern architect Donald Wexler to design her home in Palm Springs. The house was sold to star Leonardo DiCaprio in for almost $ million.^[27]

Death

In the spring of , Shore was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

She died of complications from the disease at her home in Beverly Hills, California, on February 24, Her body was cremated the equal day. Some of the ashes were interred in two memorial sites: the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery^[28] in Culver City, California, and Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City).

Other ashes went to relatives.^[29]

Tributes

In both Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage, California, streets are named after her. Her hometown of Winchester, Tennessee, honored her with Dinah Shore Boulevard.^[30] In , she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.^[31][32][33] In , she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

In , a Golden Palm Luminary on the Palm Springs Saunter of Stars was dedicated to her.^[34]

Singles

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Chart positions		Album
		US	US R&B
	"Who Told You I Cared" b/w "I Like to Recognize the Tune"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"I Thought About You" b/w "Last Night"	—	—
	"Careless" b/w "Darn That Dream"	—	—
	"Watching the Clock" b/w "I've Got My Eyes On You"	—	—
	"Shake Down the Stars" b/w "Imagination"	—	—
	"Say It" b/w "Just A-Whistlin' and A-Whittlin'"	—	—
	"The Breeze and I" b/w "When the Swallows Come Endorse to Capistrano" Both sides with Xavier Cugat	13	—	Cugie!
	"You Can't Brush Me Off" b/w "Outside of That, I Love You" Both sides with Dick Todd	24	—	Non-album tracks
	"Whatever Happened to You?" (with Xavier Cugat)	22	—	Cugie!
	"The Rumba-Cardi" (with Xavier Cugat)	19	—
	"Maybe" b/w "The Nearness of You"	17	—	Non-album tracks
	"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" b/w "How Advance You Like Me Like You Do"	—	—	Musical Orchids (10" LP)
	"Yes, My Darling Daughter" b/w "Down Argentina Way"	10	—	Non-album tracks
	"Mood Indigo"	—	—
	"Dinah's Blues"	—	—
	"My Man" b/w "Somebody Loves Me"	23	—	Musical Orchids (10" LP)
	"Somewhere" b/w "Memphis Blues" (from Musical Orchids 10" LP)	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"I Hear a Rhapsody"	9	—
	"I Undertake , Do You?"	22	—
	"For All Time" b/w "#10 Lullaby Lane"	—	—
	"Where Are You" b/w "Mockingbird Lament"	—	—
	"Do You Care?" b/w "Honeysuckle Rose" (from Musical Orchids 10" LP)	21	—
	"Quiéreme Mucho" (with Xavier Cugat)	16	—
	"Jim" b/w "I'm Through with Love"	5	—
	"You and I" b/w "On a Bicycle Built for Two"	—	—
	"Love Me or Leave Me" b/w "All Alone"	—	—
	"Somebody Nobody Loves" b/w "If It's You"	—	—
	"Miss You"[10] b/w "Is It Taboo (To Fall In Love with You)"	8	—
	"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" b/w "This Is No Laughing Matter" (Non-album track)	19	—	Dinah Shore Sings the Blues (10" LP)
	"Don't Leave Me" b/w "As We Walk Into the Sunset"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Everything I Love" b/w "Happy In Love"	—	—
	"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" b/w "Fooled"	12	—
	"Blues in the Night"[10] b/w "Sometimes" (Non-album track)	4	—	Musical Orchids (10" LP)
	"Goodnight, Captain Curly-Head"	23	—	Non-album tracks
	"Skylark"	5	—
	"I Look at Heaven When I Look at You" b/w "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"	—	—
	"Not Mine" b/w "She'll Always Remember"	—	—
	"He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings" b/w "Conchita, Marcheta, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita"	16	—
	"Mad About Him" b/w "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (Non-album track)	18	—	Musical Orchids (10" LP)
	"Body and Soul" b/w "Sophisticated Lady"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Sleepy Lagoon" b/w "Three Small Sisters"	12	—
	"One Dozen Roses" b/w "All I Need Is You"	8	—
	"Stardust"	—	—
	"He's My Guy" b/w "A Boy In Khaki, A Girl In Lace"	20	—
	"Dearly Beloved"	10	—
	"Why Don't You Fall In Love with Me?"	3	—
	"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" b/w "Manhattan Serenade"	3	10
	"Murder He Says"	5	—
	"Something to Remember You By"	18	—
	"Now I Know" b/w "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Non-album track)	—	—	Moments Like These
	"I'll Walk Alone" b/w "It Could Happen to You"	1	10	Non-album tracks
	"Together" b/w "I Learned a Lesson I'll Never Forget"	19	—
	"Auld Lang Syne" b/w "I Can't Tell You Why I Treasure You"	—	—
	"Sleigh Ride In July" b/w "Like Someone in Love"	8	—
	"Candy"	5	—
	"He's Home For a Little While"	11	—
	"I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" b/w "Let's Take the Drawn-out Way Home"	—	—
	"The Guy I Love" b/w "Do It Again"	—	—
	"Someone to Watch Over Me" b/w "Love Walked In"	—	—
	"Along the Navajo Trail" b/w "Counting the Days"	7	—
	"I Tumble In Love Too Easily" b/w "Can't You Read Between the Lines"	—	—
	"But I Did" b/w "As Long As I Live"	16	—
	"My Guy's Come Back" b/w "Honey"	14	—
	"Pass Me That Tranquility Pipe" b/w "Everybody Knew But Me"	—	—
	"Personality" b/w "Welcome to My Dream"	10	—
	"Everybody Knew But Me" b/w "I Can't Believe That You're in Like with Me"	—	—
	"Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" b/w "Here I Go Again" (Non-album track)	6	—	Buttons and Bows
	"Where Did You Learn to Love" b/w "Coax Me a Little Bit" (from The Girl Friends)	—	—	Non-album track
	"Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"	3	—	Lavender Blue
	"The Gypsy"	1	—	Dinah Shore Sings (10" LP)
	"All That Glitters Is Not Gold" b/w "Come Rain or Approach Shine" (from Lavender Blue)	9	—	Non-album tracks
	"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" b/w "I Got Lost In His Arms" (Non-album track)	3	—	Buttons and Bows
	"Two Silhouettes" b/w "That Little Dream Got Nowhere"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"You Hold Coming Back Like a Song" b/w "The Way That the Wind Blows"	5	—
	"I'll Never Admire Again" b/w "You, So It's You"	—	—
	"Who'll Buy My Violets" b/w "I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful" (from Reminiscing With Dinah Shore 10" LP)	—	—
	"Remember" b/w "White Christmas"	—	—
	"A Rainy Night In Rio" b/w "Through a Thousand Dreams"	—	—
	"(I Affection You) For Sentimental Reasons" b/w "You'll Always Be the One I Love" (Non-album track)	2	—	Buttons and Bows
	"And So to Bed" b/w "Sooner or Later"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"My Bel Ami" b/w "I'll Close My Eyes"	—	—
	"The Anniversary Song" b/w "Heartaches, Sadness and Tears"	1	—
	"Dixie" b/w "I've Got You Under My Skin"	—	—	A Date with Dinah (10" LP)
	"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine" b/w "Kerry Dance"	—	—
	"After I State I'm Sorry" b/w "The Thrill Is Gone"	—	—
	"There'll Be Some Changes Made" b/w "They Didn't Trust Me"	—	—
	"The Egg and I" b/w "Who Cares What People Say"	16	—	Non-album tracks
	"When Am I Gonna Peck You Good Morning?" b/w "Mama Undertake I Gotta"	23	—
	"Ask Anyone Who Knows" b/w "Papa Don't Preach To Me" (from Buttons and Bows)	—	—
	"Tallahassee" b/w "Natch" Both sides with Woody Herman	15	—
	"I Wish I Didn't Love You So" b/w "I'm So Right Tonight" (Non-album track)	2	—	Love Songs Sung By Dinah Shore
	"You Do" b/w "Kokomo, Indiana"	4	—	Non-album tracks
	"It Takes a Extended, Long Train with a Red Caboose" b/w "Do a Little Business On the Side"	23	—
	"Golden Earrings" b/w "The Gentleman Is a Dope" (from Dinah Shore Sings Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers)	25	—	Lavender Blue
	"How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)" b/w "Fool That I Am"	8	—	Non-album tracks
	"In a Petty Book Shop" b/w "I'll Always Be In Love With You"	—	—
	"At the Candlelight Cafe"	24	—
	"The Top Things In Life Are Free"	18	—
	"What's Good About Goodbye" b/w "Hooray for Love"	—	—
	"Little White Lies" b/w "Crying for Joy" (Non-album track)	11	—	Reminiscing with Dinah Shore (10" LP)
	"It Was Written in the Stars" b/w "My Guitar"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Better Luck Next Time" b/w "Steppin' Out with My Baby"	—	—
	"I'll Be Seeing You" b/w "I Get Along Without You Very Well"	—	—	Reminiscing with Dinah Shore (10" LP)
	"May I Still Hold You" b/w "Baby Don't Be Mad at Me"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Just One of Those Things" b/w "Mad About the Boy"	—	—	S'Wonderful (10" LP)
	"S'Wonderful" b/w "Let's Do It"	—	—
	"Easy to Love" b/w "Summertime"	—	—
	"This Is The Moment" b/w "Love That Boy"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Buttons and Bows" b/w "Daddy-O" (Non-album track)	1	—	Buttons and Bows
	"What Did I Do" b/w "The Matador"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Lavender Sky (Dilly Dilly)" b/w "So Dear To My Heart" (Non-album track)	9	—	Lavender Blue
	"Far Away Places" b/w Say It Every Day" (Non-album track)	14	—	Buttons and Bows
	"Tara Talara Tala" b/w "A Rosewood Spinet"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"So in Love" b/w "Always True to You in My Fashion"	20	—	Dinah Shore Sings Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers
	"Forever and Ever" b/w "I've Been Hit" (Non-album track)	12	—	Lavender Blue
	"Story of My Life" b/w "Having a Wonderful Time"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"A Awesome Guy" b/w "Younger Than Springtime"	22	—	Dinah Shore Sings Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers
	"Baby, It's Frosty Outside" b/w "My One and Only Highland Fling" Both sides with Buddy Clark	4	—	Non-album tracks
	"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" b/w "Kiss Me Sweet" (Non-album track)	—	—	Dinah Shore Sings Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers
	"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" b/w "Speak A Synonyms Of Love" (Non-album track)	2	—	Buttons and Bows
	"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" b/w "Happy Times"	25	—	Non-album tracks
	"It's So Nice to Acquire a Man Around the House" b/w "More Than Anything Else In the World" (Non-album track)	20	—	Buttons and Bows
	"Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)" b/w "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (from Love Songs Sung By Dinah Shore)	29	—	Non-album tracks
	"My Heart Cries for You"	3	—
	"Nobody's Chasing Me"	18	—
	"Marrying For Love" (with Paul Lucas) b/w "The Optimal Thing For You"	—	—	Call Me Madam original show album
	"Wait For Me" b/w "Down In Nashville, Tennessee"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"A Penny a Kiss" (with Tony Martin)	8	—
	"In Your Arms" (with Tony Martin)	24	—
	"I'm Through with Love" b/w "Makin' Whoopee"	—	—
	"Orchids In the Moonlight" b/w "Around the Corner"	—	—
	"I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" b/w "My Isle Of Golden Dreams"	—	—
	"Lonesome Gal" b/w "Too After time Now" (from I'm Your Girl)	—	—	Bouquet of Blues
	"You're Just in Love" B-side unknown	29	—	Call Me Madam original show album
	"The Three Cornered Tune" b/w "'Cause I Love You" (Non-album track)	—	—	I'm Your Girl
	"Sweet Violets" b/w "If You Turn Me Down" (Non-album track)	3	—	The Optimal of Dinah Shore
	"Ten Thousand Miles" b/w "How Many Times" (Non-album track)	—	—	I'm Your Girl
	"The Musicians" b/w "How D'Ye Do and Shudder Hands" Both sides with Tony Martin, Betty Hutton & Phil Harris	18	—	Non-album tracks
	"It's All In the Game" b/w "Stay Awhile" (Non-album track)	—	—	I'm Your Girl
	"Manhattan" (with Tony Martin)	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Getting to Know You" b/w "The End of a Love Affair" (from I'm Your Girl)	—	—
	"The Lie-De-Lie Song" b/w "Oh, How I Needed You Joe"	—	—
	"If You Catch a Little Cold" b/w "Manhattan" Both sides with Tony Martin	—	—
	"Saturday Night at Punkin Crick" b/w "Life Is a Beautiful Thing"	—	—	Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick (10" LP)
	"Until" b/w "Take Me Home"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Double Shuffle" b/w "Senator From Tennessee" Both sides with Tex Williams	—	—
	"Delicado" b/w "The Nature Has a Promise"	28	—
	"Blues In Advance" b/w "Bella Musica" (Non-album track)	20	—	I'm Your Girl
	"Keep It a Secret" b/w "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"Salomee (With Her Seven Veils)" b/w "Let Me Know"	22	—
	"Sweet Thing" b/w "Why Come Crying to Me"	27	—
	"Blue Canary" b/w "Eternally" (from I'm Your Girl)	11	—	The Best of Dinah Shore
	"Changing Partners" b/w "Think"	12	—	Non-album tracks
	"Pass The Jam, Sam" b/w "I'll Detest Myself In The Morning"	28	—
	"Come Back to My Arms" b/w "This Must Be the Place"	—	—
	"If I Give My Heart to You" b/w "Tempting"	28	—
	"Never Underestimate" b/w "I Have to Tell You"	—	—
	"Melody of Love" b/w "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" Both sides with Tony Martin	—	—
	"Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)" b/w "Church Twice On Sunday"	12	—
	"Love and Marriage" b/w "Compare"	20	—
	"Stolen Love" b/w "That's All There Is to That"	73	—
	"I Could Possess Danced All Night" b/w "What a Heavenly Night For Love"	93	—
	"Chantez-Chantez" b/w "Honky Tonk Heart"	19	—	The Best of Dinah Shore
	"The Cattle Call" b/w "Promises Promises"	92	—	Non-album tracks
	"Fascination" b/w "Till"	15	—
	"I'll Never Say Never Again Again" b/w "The Kiss That Rocked the World" (Non-album track)	24	—	Vivacious
	"Thirteen Men" b/w "I've Never Left Your Arms"	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"The Secret of Happiness" b/w "It's the Second Time You Meet That Matters"	—	—
	"Scene of the Crime" b/w "I'm Sitting On Top of the World"	—	—
	"When The Sparrows Learn to Fly" b/w "So Many Things to Do Today"	—	—
	"I Ain't Down Yet" b/w "I Gotta Love You" (Non-album track)		—	The Fabulous Hits of Dinah Shore
	"This Is a Changing World" b/w "Mississippi Mud" (from Dinah, Down Home)	—	—	Non-album tracks
	"That'll Show Him!" b/w "Just a Little Encounter"	—	—
	"Crying Time" b/w "Rocky Top"	—	—	Country Feelin'
	"Me and Ole Crazy Bill" b/w "Wait a Little Longer"	—	—	Non-album tracks

Albums

• NBC's Chamber Melody Society of Lower Basin Street (, RCA Victor Records 78 Set P Three Record Set)
• Musical Orchids (, RCA Victor Records 78 rpm Four Record Set)
• Gershwin Show Hits (, RCA Victor Records 78 rpm Three Log Set)
• Bongo from Walt Disney (, Columbia Records 78 rpm Three Record Set)
• A Date with Dinah (, Columbia Records 78 rpm Four Record Set)
• The Blue Velvet Voice of Dinah Shore (, Victor 78 rpm Five Document Set)
• Dinah Shore Sings (, Columbia 10")
• Reminiscing (, Columbia 10")
• Torch Songs (, Columbia Set D-1 10")
• Dinah Shore & Sidney Bechet ~ Lower Basin Street (, RCA Victor 78 Set P Four Record Set)
• The King and I (, RCA Victor 10")
• Dinah Shore ~ Lower Basin Street Volume 2 (, RCA Victor 78rpm Four Record Set)
• Dinah Shore Sings the Blues (, RCA Victor 10")
• Call Me Madam Original Cast (, RCA Victor 10")
• The Dinah Shore TV Show (, RCA 10", , RCA Victor 12")
• Holding Hands at Midnight (, RCA Victor)
• Bouquet of Blues (, RCA Victor)
• Call Me Madam Original Cast (, RCA Victor)
• Dinah Shore Sings Porter and Rodgers (, Harmony)
• Love Songs (, Harmony)
• General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (, RCA Victor)
• Moments Like These (, RCA Victor)
• Dinah, Yes Indeed! (, Capitol)
• Lower Basin Street (, RCA Camden)
• I'm Your Girl (, RCA Camden)
• Lavender Blue (, Harmony)
• Somebody Loves Me (, Capitol)
• Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (, Capitol)
• Vivacious (, RCA Camden)
• Buttons and Bows (, Harmony)
• Dinah Sings, Previn Plays (, Capitol)
• Dinah Down Home! (, Capitol)
• The Fabulous Hits of Dinah Shore (, Capitol)
• My Very Best to You (, Capitol)
• Lower Basin Street Revisited (, Reprise)
• Songs for Sometime Losers (, Project 3)
• Country Feelin' (, Decca)
• Once Upon A Summertime (, Stanyan)
• Dinah! (, Capitol)
• Dinah!: I've Got a Song (, CTW/Sesame Street)

Filmography

Television

• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (11/27/ – 7/18/) (15 minutes)
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (10/5/ – 6/14/) (minute monthly specials)
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (10/20/ – 6/26/) (60 minutes)
• The Danny Thomas Show (episodes: "The Dinah Shore Show", 10/28/; "Dinah Shore and Danny are Rivals", 12/8/)
• The Ed Sullivan Show – Season 18, episode 20 (1/30/)
• The Dinah Shore Special (10/6/ – 5/12/) (minute monthly specials)
• The Dinah Shore Special (2/15/)
• The Dinah Shore Special: Appreciate Hep (4/13/)
• Here's Lucy, “Someone’s on the Ski Lift with Dinah” (10/25/)
• Dinah's Place (8/3/ – 7/26/)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In – Season 4, episode 21 (2/8/; guest appearance as herself)
• Hold That Pose () (one-week pilot for series)
• Dinah in Search of the Ideal Man (11/18/)
• Dinah! (9/9/ – 9/7/)
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (April ; guest appearance as herself)
• Dinah and Her New Best Friends (6/5 – 7/31/) (summer series)
• The Carol Burnett Show – Episode (11/13/; guest star)
• The Tonight Present Starring Johnny Carson (11/10/)
• Dinah and Friends (9/10/ – 9/5/)
• Death Vehicle on the Freeway () - Made for Television Movie
• Alice (episode: "Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah", 11/18/; guest appearance as herself)
• Hotel (episode: "Past Tense", ) (as Katherine Woodbridge
• Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (guest star )
• Murder, She Wrote (episode: "Alma Murder", ) (as Emily Dyers) (final television appearance)
• A Conversation with Dinah (–)
• Dinah Comes Home ()

Radio appearances

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See also

References