Dinah Shore – You And I

 

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 1940's. 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.

1 Who Told You I Cared? 2:53

2 I've Got My Eyes On You 2:27

3 Careless 3:06

4 Just A-Whistlin' And A-Whittlin' 3:00

5 Shake Down The Stars 2:58

6 The Nearness Of You 2:38

7 Yes My Darling Daughter 2:19

8 Down Argentina Way 2:26

9 Dinah's Blues 2:56

10 I Hear A Rhapsody 2:53

11 I Do, Do You 2:34

12 Honeysuckle Rose 2:41

13 Do You Care? 3:10

14 If It's You 3:14

15 Daisy Bell (On A Bicycle Built For Two 2:25

16 You And I 2:41

17 Chloe 3:04

18 Is It Taboo 2:40

19 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 2:39

20 Don't Leave Me Daddy 2:26

21 Everything I Love 2:56

22 Happy In Love 2:37

23 Sometimes 2:42

24 Blues In The Night 3:10

25 Sleepy Lagoon 2:50

26 Three Little Sisters 2:16

27 Manhattan Serenade 3:08

Dinah Shore – You And I

Steve Conway...My Foolish Heart...24 original mono recordings 1946-1951...British balladeer

 

Steve Conway received notoriety as a British balladeer in the post-World War II era. Although forgotten today, he was considered a star being compared to Bing Crosby, had a string of best-selling 78rpm records, sung to sell-out performances, and his own BBC radio show on Sunday afternoons.

b. Walter James Groom, 24 October 1920, Hackney, London, England, d. 19 April 1952, London, England. Conway was a ballad singer with a smooth, straightforward delivery, sometimes compared to the 30s heartthrob, Al Bowlly. As a young boy Conway suffered rheumatic fever that left him with a weak heart, making him unsuitable for military service during World War II. After singing in local bars and ballrooms, he made his broadcasting debut in 1945 on Variety Bandbox, followed by appearances with top dance bands Lew Stone and Ambrose and a series of broadcasts with Peter Yorke and His Concert Orchestra. 

In 1945 Conway signed for Columbia Records (UK), and recorded nearly 100 titles through to 1951. Some of these were solemn ballads such as ‘Bless This House’, ‘At The End Of The Day’ and ‘Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless You’. The rest included schmaltzy treatments of standard songs such as ‘My Foolish Heart’, ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Look For The Silver Lining’, ‘The Gypsy’ and ‘Too Young’. Orchestra accompaniments were by Roberto Inglez, Peter Yorke, Jack Byfield, Arthur Young, Jackie Brown and Philip Green with occasional assistance from the Hastings Girls’ Choir. 

In the late 40s and early 50s Conway toured the UK variety circuit, but his health steadily deteriorated. After collapsing onstage in December 1951, he died a few months later at Guy’s Hospital, London. 

Steve Conway

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