This performance showed that Dinah was really great. Ella's voice didn't overshadowed Dinah's. Dinah was a fine princess, and Ella was The Queen. There will not be another Ella.
Feel cheated that they never recorded an album together. I think Dinah was kind of underrated Of course nobody can be better than Miss Ella but nobody sounded better with her than Dinah Shore. They seemed to elevate each other ( if that’s possible) You can tell how much Dinah Shore enjoyed singing with Ella Fitzgerald and I think Ella enjoyed it as well. Two of the greats
This was just over-the-top ridiculous!!! Dinah definitely dug deep to make this just an amazing performance for her idol here, I always find myself coming back to watch this, just fantastic WOW!! I never knew how awesome Dinah Shore was and I've always been a huge Ella fan, she was one of the greatest of all time😮
Man, I wish Ella and Dinah would have recorded an album together. They were so great together and seemed to enjoy performing together. They seemed to elevate each other ( if that’s possible)
@@Chicanaloca The original comment was about Dinah. Then the comment below that said "She was a band singer." Ella was not mentioned, so I thought "she" was Dinah.
Dinah Shore is amazingly talented, her voice had something else to it in my opinion, that her other caucasian female comtemporaries voices lacked & she could sing with the best black singers & not be left behind. I'm impressed by that & never bored watching her, she was/ is special, watching/ listening to her makes me happy for some reason.❤
Ella never sang a bad song. Good singers of that area all wanted to sing with Ella. Ella sang with soul. Performers that deliver from their soul are rare. This is a God given event.
I am surprised. I knew that Dinah Shore could sing but she actually sounds pretty good singing along side the greatest voice to ever record JAZZ MUSIC, The Queen Ms. ELLA FITZGERALD. Great Performance.
Bryan Merit, Yes she did hold her own. I wonder why they cut the part out where Dinah was saying that Ella Fitzgerald was her mom's idol. But, they sure sounded like they were having a good time together.
+Alice Snow esta cinta con otras del show de Dinah era de mi abuela estaba en un desván con otras reliquias musicales muy deteriodada traté de recuperarla en su totalidad pero no pude por eso está cortada al final
I've seen this clip at least 100 times and each time I'm still amazed at the amount of talent. Two beautiful women singing and having fun doing it. No vulgarity. No sleaze. No egos. Just pure talent. And, it's almost six minutes of straight singing!!! Not 40 takes spliced together. Plus, I love the placement of Dinah's broach. :)
Ella the Queen of Jazz singing with a relaxed and classy Dinah Shore.No tickets bought will bring them back.Miss the Dinah show.We can still listen..Thanks for posting!
I hope this video is never removed. It is such an upper, that I listen to to it weekly. We will never see talent like Ella again and Dinah was wonderful.
This is still the greatest. The vocals are wonderful and watching the interaction between the two really makes it out-of-this-world! The two truly seem to enjoy each other. Dinah seems to almost "feed" of Ella's talent and really belts out. Much fun to watch!
Dinah Shore was a major TV star in the late 50s and early 60s for those who don't know. Then she had a talk show I guess in the 1970s and did a lot for the women's movement at that point and for the LPGA, the women's pro golf tour. All that being said she was a big band singer from the 40s - nice lady, attractive, but in my opinion one with a small voice. Long story LONGER... Dinah was a good pop singer. To sing with Ella Fitzgerald took a lot of guts. This is a complicated duet, unlike anything today's singers would attempt. Ella, a genius, actually becomes a backup singer for Dinah here in certain spots like she is part of the band. But Dinah soars here. I'm not a fan of Dinah but these videos, such as this one, shows that when she sings with greats like Ella and Sinatra, she can not only keep up for soar with them. Great video. Great jazzy blues video. Thanks!
They were so great together, clearly loved singing together. Ella without question top dog of all, but Dinah was one of few who was right there with her. We used to wait to see them together................
Shore was criticized for featuring black artists when these shows were produced and aired. She stuck to her guns and chose to feature amazing artists. Now these performances are a pivotal part of the shaping America's pop culture. And she amplified black artists who are beloved by people around the world to this day. Her critics died bitter racists who used their prejudice as justification to deny themselves amazing performances and music.
And sad to say that pattern continues to this day. People are truly blinded by race. Sad. Don't matter if the artist is pink and purple red, it's the gift that matters.
There was a story that went around back then.....early sixties....that Dinah was part black but passing. I heard it several times but nothing I've read since supports that. Not sure where it even came from but it was said back then.
Dinah's TV program was live. Done every week. Not like today's TV. I was a kid when her program ran. Television was never better. The Dinah Shore Show was the one night every week when I could see fabulous acts like this. As far as I'm concerned Dinah Shore is a national treasure.
The fact that this iconic clip has roughly 100,000 hits while an autotuned manufactured piece of pop has over 100 million hits says much about our changing musical tastes.
@@rickrick5041 I meant to say the opposite of what I wrote. I shouldn't say things online after my blood pressure meds kick in. My doctors think that if I am awake, then my BP is too high.
Christian Patriot BP is usually less when you are sleeping. I hope your meds help you. What you said was interesting because some of us including me prefer music from the past but many think today’s music is better.
@1curbfeeler You took the words right out of my lips . . . the ladies had talent, and some to spare. Can you think of anyone today that can pull this off, no cut-aways. I can't.
Dinah's cheerful TV personality and personal life partially eclipsed her fame as a major recording artist, but time (and internet access) has led to a reassessment. I would never call Dinah underrated, but too little credit is given to what a sophisticated musician she was. I think because she made it look so easy and rarely strained to sing, people took for granted the incredibly difficult arrangements she was 'effortlessly' pulling off every week for years. I mean, she's singing every harmony line in this insanely brilliant blues medley with Ella. Just great!
So true and so well said. I was just a kid and only caught bits and pieces of her and other singing powerhouses of her generation.I'm amazed at this piece. I've watched the duet with Pearl Bailey doing Mack the knife about 50 times. I've fallen in love with Pearl, by the way. Again the singing, the voices are marvelous. But the humour, the collaboration, the warmth, the mutual admiration, and their love of singing blows me away. At the end of the day, I miss Dinah, I miss Pearl, and I miss the kind of magic they can create with unparalleled talent like Ella. Its watching human beings at their best.
Simply OUTSTANDING! The level of class and talent on display here is off the charts. I remember growing up in the 70's and watching Dinah. They are both missed.
Most remarkable is that marvelous performances like this were presented regularly on network TV. The 70's especially were a golden age of musical entertainment; we just didn't realize it at the time.
so much skill - so much fun - their voices were surprisingly similar - and dinah's easy blending with ella testifies to her (arguably underrated) talent
I said it before . . . there was no special stage setting . . . no dancers . . . no cut aways . . . just two ladies who knew their craft, and knew it well. Now THIS is talent.
THIS (!!!) is why I love UA-cam. Where else can you see showbiz icons of yesteryear giving a master class in entertaining? Now I'm off to watch Mahalia Jackon on the Johnny Cash Show. Thanks for uploading this!
dinah was from memphis, so she probably grew up hearing the blues. it looks like she was just having a ball here, she was getting to sing with someone she really admired, and was getting to wail.
An absolutely gorgeous pairing of Dinah and frequent guest Ella Fitzgerald. The blues medley is wonderful- especially the harmonic convergence at the end. Work it, ladies!!
This is so great. No auto-tune, just real voices. I believe I missed a great era of music. They change the down beat at 2:40. This takes work guys and the arrangement no words. And then when you think it's done they do it again. Double time. Great drummer and band, who are these guys? God I miss real music.
I think this could be the best of female duets ever. Truly spirited, engaging, and entertaining. What it must have been like to see this live... Thanks for posting.
This is unbelieveable. It doesn't get much better than this folks. Two amazing voices and talents, the likes of which we'll never see again...at least performances like this survive.
My father was a music teacher. He used to say that his favorite duet was Ella and Dinah, they did several, I'm not sure if it was this one but he raved about it for the rest of his life.
they were able to have variety shows back then because there were real talents out there. today we have music videos in which we can detect the talent of the film editor but certainly not of the performer, and we have reality shows, in which talent, good taste or anything remotely engaging are all in short supply.
One ounce of something like this is worth more than a ton of most current perfomers. Professionalism in singing and with superb accompaniment like this is RARE. 5 stars, and then some.
I use to watch the Dinah shore show with my Mom when I was just a kid. I got hooked that's where I heard Ella Sarah all of them and when I heard Billie Holiday not on that show but some where way before Lady sings the blues I was totally hooked. So few are the talented today. I wish the old stars made the money a lot of these no talents make today.
This entire video consists of one, single camera shot. The camera focuses on Dina and Ella, in one shot, that lasts for more than 5 minutes and 50 seconds. To me, that speaks to the talent of the two ladies.
![The songs most loved by Ella Fitzgerald [Jazz, Smooth Jazz]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XGlLm5b9SlM/mqdefault.jpg)
This performance showed that Dinah was really great. Ella's voice didn't overshadowed Dinah's. Dinah was a fine princess, and Ella was The Queen. There will not be another Ella.
She was a product of her time
An amazing woman with an extremly harsh upbringing
I only wish i could have been thr to support her as a child
Dinah was very good but when you say Dinah I say Dinah Washington
Feel cheated that they never recorded an album together. I think Dinah was kind of underrated Of course nobody can be better than Miss Ella but nobody sounded better with her than Dinah Shore. They seemed to elevate each other ( if that’s possible) You can tell how much Dinah Shore enjoyed singing with Ella Fitzgerald and I think Ella enjoyed it as well. Two of the greats
This is wonderful! I wish they’d done an album of duets.
I have listened to this for years! Whenever I need to get my heart started, these girls swing!
Two of the best American vocalists Dinah Shore (1916-1994) and Ella Fitzgerald (1917- 1996)
There arent singers like these now.
This was just over-the-top ridiculous!!! Dinah definitely dug deep to make this just an amazing performance for her idol here, I always find myself coming back to watch this, just fantastic WOW!! I never knew how awesome Dinah Shore was and I've always been a huge Ella fan, she was one of the greatest of all time😮
The diamond heart necklace Ella is wearing was a gift she treasured from Francis Albert Sinatra!
I sure wish we had entertainers like this today.. Great talent class and presentation.
Man, I wish Ella and Dinah would have recorded an album together. They were so great together and seemed to enjoy performing together. They seemed to elevate each other ( if that’s possible)
Most people don't know that Ms. Dinah could really swing with the best of 'em!!
She was a band singer.. my folks liked her tunes.
@@Chicanaloca News to me. Which band(s) ?
@@akrenwinkle Chick Webb, the Duke
@@Chicanaloca The original comment was about Dinah. Then the comment below that said "She was a band singer." Ella was not mentioned, so I thought "she" was Dinah.
If this is the only clip of mankind that survives our short time on this planet, it did not get better than this!!! Love you Dinah and Ella!
Dinah Shore is amazingly talented, her voice had something else to it in my opinion, that her other caucasian female comtemporaries voices lacked & she could sing with the best black singers & not be left behind. I'm impressed by that & never bored watching her, she was/ is special, watching/ listening to her makes me happy for some reason.❤
Dinah Shore was mixed race. She was part black. She kept it a secret all her life. Same with Ava Gardner. They had to keep it secret back then.
@@lannak21 source
Haley Reinhart brought me here
Peggy lee, jo Stafford, Judy garland and many, many others.
Naw really?
Dinah Shore sounded amazing! Ella Fitzgerald is just standard my goodness what a voice. They both killed this. Ella could make anyone swing!
No auto-tune on these songs....they actually sing, hardly what we have these days :)
Man I’ve just stumbled upon this during a UA-cam walkabout and I can’t stop rewatching it. These two are well wonderful together.
Same here. I never knew that they sang together!
I didn’t realize how good Dinah Shore was. Thanks for posting.
She was really great on Mack the Knife with Pearl Bailey too.
This has to be one of the greatest performances ever captured on video.
Ella never sang a bad song. Good singers of that area all wanted to sing with Ella. Ella sang with soul. Performers that deliver from their soul are rare. This is a God given event.
Only Streisand never had a duet with her. I wonder....
I am surprised. I knew that Dinah Shore could sing but she actually sounds pretty good singing along side the greatest voice to ever record JAZZ MUSIC, The Queen Ms. ELLA FITZGERALD. Great Performance.
+Alice Snow Ella is awesome, but Dinah hold her own. Both amazing!
Bryan Merit, Yes she did hold her own. I wonder why they cut the part out where Dinah was saying that Ella Fitzgerald was her mom's idol. But, they sure sounded like they were having a good time together.
+Alice Snow esta cinta con otras del show de Dinah era de mi abuela estaba en un desván con otras reliquias musicales muy deteriodada traté de recuperarla en su totalidad pero no pude por eso está cortada al final
Correction : I meant to say that Dinah Shore's daughter was saying that Ella Fitzgerald was her mom's idol.
Dinah was soulful.
The likes of which we'll never see again: perfection
I've seen this clip at least 100 times and each time I'm still amazed at the amount of talent. Two beautiful women singing and having fun doing it. No vulgarity. No sleaze. No egos. Just pure talent. And, it's almost six minutes of straight singing!!! Not 40 takes spliced together. Plus, I love the placement of Dinah's broach. :)
Sounds just how I feel!
Ella & Dinah a very special combination
their voices blended to perfection.
Ella the Queen of Jazz singing with a relaxed and classy Dinah Shore.No tickets bought will bring them back.Miss the Dinah show.We can still listen..Thanks for posting!
I hope this video is never removed. It is such an upper, that I listen to to it weekly. We will never see talent like Ella again and Dinah was wonderful.
This is got to best jazz female duets I have ever seen. It is too bad they are both gone now.
This is still the greatest. The vocals are wonderful and watching the interaction between the two really makes it out-of-this-world! The two truly seem to enjoy each other. Dinah seems to almost "feed" of Ella's talent and really belts out. Much fun to watch!
Dinah Shore was a major TV star in the late 50s and early 60s for those who don't know. Then she had a talk show I guess in the 1970s and did a lot for the women's movement at that point and for the LPGA, the women's pro golf tour. All that being said she was a big band singer from the 40s - nice lady, attractive, but in my opinion one with a small voice. Long story LONGER... Dinah was a good pop singer. To sing with Ella Fitzgerald took a lot of guts. This is a complicated duet, unlike anything today's singers would attempt. Ella, a genius, actually becomes a backup singer for Dinah here in certain spots like she is part of the band. But Dinah soars here. I'm not a fan of Dinah but these videos, such as this one, shows that when she sings with greats like Ella and Sinatra, she can not only keep up for soar with them. Great video. Great jazzy blues video. Thanks!
Which big band?
They were so great together, clearly loved singing together. Ella without question
top dog of all, but Dinah was one of few who was right there with her. We used to
wait to see them together................
Shore was criticized for featuring black artists when these shows were produced and aired. She stuck to her guns and chose to feature amazing artists. Now these performances are a pivotal part of the shaping America's pop culture. And she amplified black artists who are beloved by people around the world to this day.
Her critics died bitter racists who used their prejudice as justification to deny themselves amazing performances and music.
And sad to say that pattern continues to this day. People are truly blinded by race. Sad. Don't matter if the artist is pink and purple red, it's the gift that matters.
There was a story that went around back then.....early sixties....that Dinah was part black but passing. I heard it several times but nothing I've read since supports that. Not sure where it even came from but it was said back then.
Dinah's TV program was live. Done every week. Not like today's TV.
I was a kid when her program ran. Television was never better. The Dinah Shore Show was the one night every week when I could see fabulous acts like this.
As far as I'm concerned Dinah Shore is a national treasure.
EXTRAORDINARY ! it looks at times as if Dinah will burst with joy ! just beautiful ! !
PRICELESS. And they clearly adored each other. From 1960, I believe.
The fact that this iconic clip has roughly 100,000 hits while an autotuned manufactured piece of pop has over 100 million hits says much about our changing musical tastes.
Don't mistake changes in taste with deterioration of taste.
Christian Patriot Today’s music is on the same or better level than the past?
@@rickrick5041 I meant to say the opposite of what I wrote. I shouldn't say things online after my blood pressure meds kick in. My doctors think that if I am awake, then my BP is too high.
Christian Patriot BP is usually less when you are sleeping. I hope your meds help you. What you said was interesting because some of us including me prefer music from the past but many think today’s music is better.
Taste?
@1curbfeeler You took the words right out of my lips . . . the ladies had talent, and some to spare. Can you think of anyone today that can pull this off, no cut-aways. I can't.
I love them both. Ella never met a song she couldn’t do brilliantly. Miss these people very much!
Dinah's cheerful TV personality and personal life partially eclipsed her fame as a major recording artist, but time (and internet access) has led to a reassessment.
I would never call Dinah underrated, but too little credit is given to what a sophisticated musician she was. I think because she made it look so easy and rarely strained to sing, people took for granted the incredibly difficult arrangements she was 'effortlessly' pulling off every week for years.
I mean, she's singing every harmony line in this insanely brilliant blues medley with Ella. Just great!
So true and so well said. I was just a kid and only caught bits and pieces of her and other singing powerhouses of her generation.I'm amazed at this piece. I've watched the duet with Pearl Bailey doing Mack the knife about 50 times. I've fallen in love with Pearl, by the way. Again the singing, the voices are marvelous. But the humour, the collaboration, the warmth, the mutual admiration, and their love of singing blows me away. At the end of the day, I miss Dinah, I miss Pearl, and I miss the kind of magic they can create with unparalleled talent like Ella. Its watching human beings at their best.
Two beautiful voices,unlike modern singers you can hear all the lyrics
Dinah, was great with Ella and Pearl.
Dinah Shore hosted a daytime talk show for about 30 years on & off. AMAZING female pioneer.
I remember Mom watching the DINAH show as a kid in the 70s. But this made me fall in love with her.
Simply OUTSTANDING! The level of class and talent on display here is off the charts. I remember growing up in the 70's and watching Dinah. They are both missed.
Is this heaven or what?
Heaven, for sure!
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EFFORTLESS!! When TRUE vocals reigned supreme! ❤️❤️❤️
Most remarkable is that marvelous performances like this were presented regularly on network TV. The 70's especially were a golden age of musical entertainment; we just didn't realize it at the time.
Pure joy last 2 minutes WOW
Two musical geniuses. Both super talents. Oh how I wish there were a compilation of them singing many, many songs.
so much skill - so much fun - their voices were surprisingly similar - and dinah's easy blending with ella testifies to her (arguably underrated) talent
I said it before . . . there was no special stage setting . . . no dancers . . . no cut aways . . . just two ladies who knew their craft, and knew it well. Now THIS is talent.
THIS (!!!) is why I love UA-cam. Where else can you see showbiz icons of yesteryear giving a master class in entertaining? Now I'm off to watch Mahalia Jackon on the Johnny Cash Show. Thanks for uploading this!
dinah was from memphis, so she probably grew up hearing the blues. it looks like she was just having a ball here, she was getting to sing with someone she really admired, and was getting to wail.
Man, superb!! Nobody can do this anymore! They're 'of a certain age' and they just get down! Both in great voice!
I would love to bring music like this back into the living rooms today.
WOW!!! This was a LOT OF WORK that looked totally easy and fun! How great they both were...
Wow the talent of these two women.
An absolutely gorgeous pairing of Dinah and frequent guest Ella Fitzgerald. The blues medley is wonderful- especially the harmonic convergence at the end. Work it, ladies!!
Dinah shore had some soul, and for her to be singing, with Ella truly amazing
When was the last time you saw anything even remotely as terrific as this? I have to come back every day to watch. What a perfect blend of harmony!
This is just breathtaking, so exciting to listen to! Singers who are true musicians! Out of this world!
Such talented ladies, And their voices blend so prettily. Love this! I'd never seen it before!
This is so great. No auto-tune, just real voices. I believe I missed a great era of music. They change the down beat at 2:40. This takes work guys and the arrangement no words. And then when you think it's done they do it again. Double time. Great drummer and band, who are these guys? God I miss real music.
I was beaming by the end of that!! Just wild!! 😍😍😍
Magic is real.
It's great these shows were preserved in compatible color, when so many were erased on videotape...
Watched this show every day years ago
...amazing, amazing, amazing ...!!!
It doesn't get better than this. DA
this is probably the best one of these ive ever heard. you cant get better
they having fun doin this , it just so good to feel the way they feel !
OMG *speechless*
Ella was style, armony, diction. She made each song her own.
I think this could be the best of female duets ever. Truly spirited, engaging, and entertaining. What it must have been like to see this live... Thanks for posting.
My good fortune to grow up watching the Dinah Shore Show.
Always a class act. RIP Dinah.
This is unbelieveable. It doesn't get much better than this folks. Two amazing voices and talents, the likes of which we'll never see again...at least performances like this survive.
Just remember this was weekly television!!!! Pop music of today pails in comparison...,..
My father was a music teacher. He used to say that his favorite duet was Ella and Dinah, they did several, I'm not sure if it was this one but he raved about it for the rest of his life.
A wonderful, historical performance. R.I.P. to both ladies of song.
Two beautiful women of color celebrating their talents.
Fabulous!
they were able to have variety shows back then because there were real talents out there. today we have music videos in which we can detect the talent of the film editor but certainly not of the performer, and we have reality shows, in which talent, good taste or anything remotely engaging are all in short supply.
This is entertainment! Fabulous!!
Priceless. 🙏🏼
One ounce of something like this is worth more than a ton
of most current perfomers. Professionalism in singing and
with superb accompaniment like this is RARE. 5 stars, and then some.
I never tire of this. Both of them, pure class and life-long inspirations.
Was surprised just how much their voices sound almost exactly alike -- really good -- thank you for sharing🌷
wow what a duet
Such a perfect Gold from the beginning to end.. My God when will we have a singer like this again? Is it will or never?
I love this women. What a terrific duet. Thanks for sharing!
Incredible!
I love Dinah Shore and Ella Fitzgerald!!!
to respond to Bertrand - it is not what - IT IS DEFINITELY HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dinah the princess. Ella the QUEEN OF QUEENS.
Holy cow!! Amazing !
If only we still had Stars like his today!
♥___♥ I just love when Dinah is smiling and laughing!
So do I! Watch her laughing with Pearl Bailey or Frank Sinatra...
Love these two. Dinah and Ella both have southern charm.
Truly amazing! ❤
I wish they still had shows like this on tv
Dos maravillas. 👏👏👏👍🏻
Another dream duet.
I was in a hotel room on my way to Disneyland when I heard Dinah passed, So I will never forget her.
I use to watch the Dinah shore show with my Mom when I was just a kid. I got hooked that's where I heard Ella Sarah all of them and when I heard Billie Holiday not on that show but some where way before Lady sings the blues I was totally hooked. So few are the talented today. I wish the old stars made the money a lot of these no talents make today.
Aquí hay 2 tremendos Talentos cantando a la par
Ella brings out the best in everyone.
This entire video consists of one, single camera shot. The camera focuses on Dina and Ella, in one shot, that lasts for more than 5 minutes and 50 seconds. To me, that speaks to the talent of the two ladies.