The Dinning Sisters, comprising Lou, Jean and Ginger Dinning, were all born in the early 1920s in Kansas, and started singing together professionally in the late 1930s. From a family of nine children, all of whom sang harmony in church, the three sisters won amateur singing contests and got work on radio in Chicago in 1939.
They first gained national exposure on the WLS, Chicago and national NBC Blue Network radio show National Barn Dance. They made transcription recordings and “soundies” before a film appearance led to their being signed by the newly-founded Capitol label in 1943. Heralded as the label’s answer to the Andrews Sisters, they enjoyed their heyday during 1947 and ’48 when they had a run of four hits in the Billboard chart.
This 53-track set comprises selected A & B sides of their releases on the Capitol, Decca and Essex labels from these years, plus early transcription recordings. It features their hits My Adobe Hacienda, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now, I Beg Your Pardon and Buttons And Bows, and includes recordings with Tex Ritter, Bob Crosby, Art Van Damme and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
This 2CD collection offers a representative overview of their entire recording career before their style was largely overtaken by the advent of rock ‘n’ roll. The group disbanded in 1955, but the original three sisters reunited in 1987. They were a versatile harmony group, and this delightful compilation is an entertaining showcase for both their individual and collective talents.
TRACKS
Disc 1 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
They Just Chopped Down The Apple Tree |
The Dinning Sisters |
2 |
Pig Foot Pete |
The Dinning Sisters |
3 |
Homesick, That's All |
Skip Farrell & The Dinning Sisters |
4 |
Love Letters |
Skip Farrell & The Dinning Sisters |
5 |
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia |
The Dinning Sisters |
6 |
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone |
The Dinning Sisters |
7 |
Aunt Hagar’s Blues |
The Dinning Sisters |
8 |
Brazil |
The Dinning Sisters |
9 |
The Way You Look Tonight |
The Dinning Sisters |
10 |
Do You Love Me? |
The Dinning Sisters |
11 |
Wave To Me My Lady |
The Dinning Sisters |
12 |
Love On A Greyhound Bus |
The Dinning Sisters |
13 |
The Iggidy Song |
The Dinning Sisters |
14 |
And Then It's Heaven |
The Dinning Sisters |
15 |
Years And Years Ago |
The Dinning Sisters |
16 |
My Adobe Hacienda |
The Dinning Sisters |
17 |
If I Had My Life To Live Over |
The Dinning Sisters |
18 |
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now |
The Dinning Sisters |
19 |
Lolita Lopez |
The Dinning Sisters |
20 |
And Mimi |
The Dinning Sisters |
21 |
Beg Your Pardon |
The Dinning Sisters |
22 |
Melancholy |
The Dinning Sisters |
23 |
The Bride And The Groom Polka |
The Dinning Sisters |
24 |
You’re A Character, Dear |
The Dinning Sisters |
25 |
Buttons And Bows |
The Dinning Sisters |
Disc 2 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
San Antonio Rose |
The Dinning Sisters |
2 |
Harlem Sandman |
The Dinning Sisters |
3 |
Oh! Mo'nah |
The Dinning Sisters with The Art Van Damme Quintet |
4 |
I Get The Blues When It Rains |
The Dinning Sisters with The Art Van Damme Quintet |
5 |
Cool Water |
Tex Ritter And The Dinning Sisters |
6 |
When The White Azaleas Start Blooming |
The Dinning Sisters |
7 |
Down In The Diving Bell |
The Dinning Sisters |
8 |
You Are My Sunshine |
Tex Ritter And The Dinning Sisters |
9 |
Once In Awhile |
The Dinning Sisters |
10 |
Christmas Island |
Ginger, Jean & Dolores Dinning with Bob Atcher |
11 |
Kissing Song |
Dinning Sisters |
12 |
Very Good Advice |
The Dinning Sisters |
13 |
Strawberry Tears |
The Dinning Sisters |
14 |
Tennessee Blues |
The Dinning Sisters |
15 |
Dreamy Melody |
The Dinning Sisters |
16 |
Oklahoma Hills |
The Dinning Sisters with Bob Crosby |
17 |
Kiss Me Goodbye, Love |
The Dinning Sisters |
18 |
Love Me Blues |
The Dinning Sisters |
19 |
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance |
The Dinning Sisters |
20 |
Heartbreak Hill |
The Dinning Sisters |
21 |
Rock City Boogie |
Tennessee Ernie and The Dinning Sisters |
22 |
Whatsa Malla You (The Pidgin English Hula) |
The Dinning Sisters |
23 |
I'm Lost |
The Dinning Sisters |
24 |
As Long As I'm Dreaming |
The Dinning Sisters |
25 |
They Didn't Believe Me |
The Dinning Sisters |
26 |
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
The Dinning Sisters feat. Jean Dinning |
27 |
Hold Me Tight |
The Dinning Sisters |