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Thread #65298   Message #2746882
Posted By: GUEST,Bob Coltman
15-Oct-09 - 04:35 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Subject: RE: Origins: Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Oh yes, and as to the imputation of racism re Dinah —

To say the name is associated with black women is only part of the truth. Fact is, Dinah, rare now, was a common name in bygone days (uh, 20th century) for both white and black.

When the very white Frances Rose Shore took the stage name Dinah. it certainly didn't hurt her marketability in any part of America. She became a wildly popular singer, one of the few former band warblers ever to headline her own TV show.

Bob