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The Dinning Sisters - Buttons And Bows: The Best Of 1942-55

The Dinning Sisters - Buttons And Bows: The Best Of 1942-55

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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
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
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
  • Artist:
    The Dinning Sisters
  • EAN:
    824046349325
  • Discs:
    2
  • FORMAT:
    CD
  • Release:
    November 2023
  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3493
  • Weight:
    0.12kg