Early Recordings

1937-1940

 

Empire Label "I Had to Change the Words" with Artie Boran's Orchestra -no label credit-1937

Xavier Cugat on Victor 7 records 
"Thrill of a New Romance" first pressing label Dinah Shaw
6/1939 - 6/1940

Bluebird

1939-3/1942

 

Dinah's own contract
29 records including these hits:
"Yes, My Darling Daughter"
"Jim"
"Blues in the Night"
"I Don't Want to Walk Without You"
Victor 

4/1942-1945

Dinah's new contract with parent company of Bluebird
29 records and 4 albums including these hits:
"I'll Walk Alone"
"Dearly Beloved"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"
Columbia

1946-1950

 

Advised by Manie Sacks to make a better deal Dinah moved to new company. 
85 records and 15 albums (78's, 45EP, & 33 rpm) 
Including duets with Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Buddy Clark, Gene Autry, Jack Smith, George Morgan, etc.
Hits included:
"Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy","The Gypsy"
"Buttons and Bows," "Dear Hearts and Gentle People"

RCA Victor

1950- 1959

A new contract with her former company
12 records, some duets with Tony Martin
 4 albums on 33 & 45EP, 1 45EP, several promotion albums, compilations and reissues in 33rpm albums
Hits included "Sweet Violets"
Capitol

1959-1962

Move to new company where LP albums were prevalent
4 singles, 8 albums
Hit was "I Ain't Down Yet"
Later Recordings

1962-1979

Signed with Reprise, Stanyon, Project 3, Readers' Digest
(More information coming)

 

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