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Dakota Staton

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Aliases
Aliyah Rabia
Dakota Staton - Orchestra conducted by Sid Feller
Born
June 3, 1930
Died
April 10, 2007
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz vocalist, who married trumpeter Talib Ahmad Dawud (a.k.a. Al Barrymore) in 1958 and converted to Islam. During that marriage she only occasionally used the name Aliyah Rabia, and not after she and Dawud divorced in the late 1960s.
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Originals

Covers by Dakota Staton

Title Performer Release date Originally by
September 1957 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell
1972 Brook Benton
September 1957 Big Maybelle
January 1961 Maxine Brown
1964 Phil Regan
April 1959 Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
Any old time Dakota Staton 1964 Unverified
September 1958 Ethel Merman
1966 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Fran Warren
September 1959 Emilio De Marchi, Al Jolson
September 1959 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
September 1960 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
September 1960 Ambrose and His Orchestra
September 1957 Count Basie and His Orchestra
September 1959 Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard
1972 Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
1983 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters, Valaida & Lulle Ellboys orkester
1991 Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
September 1958 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
September 1960 Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Elmer Feldkamp
June 1960 Bubber Johnson
1972 Jay McShann at the Piano with Singing By Walter Brown
May 1958 Jay McShann at the Piano with Singing By Walter Brown
1972 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orch. & Chorus
April 1959 Billie Holiday
1973 Julie London
September 1960 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell
1972 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
1970 João Gilberto, (unknown)
August 1961 Billie Holiday
January 1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent
1964 Sammy Fain
1966 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
August 1963 Roy Milton and Orchestra
February 1960 The Princeton University Triangle Club
January 1962 Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
January 1961 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
1966 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
1983 Dinah Washington
July 18, 1995 McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
1966 The King Cole Trio
1973 Neal Hefti and His Orchestra
September 1957 Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1964 Billie Holiday
September 1959 Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers - Vocal Chorus Larry Cotton
February 1960 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
1973 Jon Thomas and Orchestra
1966 Gene Austin
1974 (unknown)
January 1961 Bumble Bee Slim
February 1960 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
1966 Mills Brothers
April 1959 Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake
1964 Bing Crosby
September 1960 Bob Hope
1970 Otis Rush
1983 Frank Sinatra
February 1960 Rosemary Lane
July 18, 1995 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
April 1959 Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
May 1958 Nat King Cole Trio
July 18, 1995 Angela Lansbury
January 1961 Rex Weber
September 1959 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
If You Ever Change Your Mind Dakota Staton 1964 Unverified
August 1963 Little Walter and His Jukes
May 1958 Billie Holiday
August 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
January 1961 Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
1964 Ted Black and His Orchestra
June 1960 Robert Alda & Isabel Bigley
2006 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
1973 Blood, Sweat & Tears
1992 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler
June 1960 Little Willie John
July 1955 Whispering Jack Smith
March 1958 The MGM Studio Orchestra
1966 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra
January 1962 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
September 1958 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
September 1959 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
1973 Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
January 1962 Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
February 1960 Doris Day
September 1959 Ethel Waters, Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell
1964 The Four Tunes - Sid Bass Orch.
September 1958 Cecil Gant
1991 Dinah Shore with Orchestra under the direction of Paul Wetstein
August 1961 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
1972 Gilbert Bécaud, Jill Corey with Jimmy Carroll
September 1958 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge
August 1961 Lulu Reed
September 1958 Gloria Grafton
1974 (unknown)
1983 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend
February 1960 Kenny Baker [US1]
1973 Jerry Butler
January 1961 Ernie Andrews with Benny Carter Orchestra
August 1963 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
1966 Eddy Howard
January 1962 Dinah Washington and Dave Young's Orchestra
1991 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
January 1961 The King Cole Trio
September 1957 Erroll Garner Trio
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1972 Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye
September 1957 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Helen Forrest
1966 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus
July 27, 1999 Mayo Methot
1970 The Spiral Starecase
January 1962 Gene Austin
April 1960 Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet, Little Walter and His Jukes
September 1957 Mitzi Green
June 1960 Vic Damone and Music by Camarata, Frank Sinatra
1966 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Johnny Morris
1974 Judy Campbell
July 27, 1999 Paul Buskirk and His Little Men featuring Hugh Nelson
September 1958 Milt Buckner
February 1955 Patti Jerome acc. by The Eddie Wilcox Orch.
April 1959 The King Cole Trio
September 1960 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
January 28, 1963 Jimmy Grissom
1970 Keely Smith
January 1961 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
January 1961 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra
July 27, 1999 Franklyn Baur
January 1961 Miss Cornshucks with Benny Carter and His Orchestra
April 1960 Lil Green
August 1961 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra, Jackie Paris
January 1962 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl
1992 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
February 1960 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bobby Goday
1992 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
August 1961 Patricia Morison
September 1960 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
June 1960 Gertrude Lawrence
September 1958 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
September 1957 Abbie Mitchell
August 1963 Ethel Waters
1983 Gloria Lynne and The Earl May Trio
September 1959 Ethel Merman
August 1961 Irene Dunne
September 1957 Milt Buckner
January 1961 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
1966 Sarah Vaughan
2006 Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
April 1959 Judy Holliday, Ensemble
August 1963 Benny Carter and His Orchestra - Vocal by Roy Felton
February 1960 Sam Lanin and His Troubadours
September 1959 Tullio Carminati
1991 Roy Hawkins
May 1958 Rudy Vallee & Everett Marshall
September 1960 Al Bowlly
July 27, 1999 Fred Astaire
September 1958 Ginger Rogers
1991 Dinah Washington
September 1958 Sammy Davis, Jr.
July 27, 1999 Jane Powell
January 1961 (unknown)
1964 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
September 1957 Wayne King and His Orchestra
February 1960 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Janet Blair
September 1957 Helen Grayco with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney
July 27, 1999 Gilbert Bécaud, Jane Morgan
1964 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
January 1962 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The King's Men
August 1963 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
September 1959 Benny Carter and His Swing Quartet featuring Elisabeth Welch
September 1958 Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
1964 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
June 1960 Peggy Lee
September 1960 The Rolling Styles of Reggie Childs and His Orchestra - Vocal by Marion Kaye
September 1959 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
August 1961 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Connie Haines
August 1961 Russ Columbo
January 28, 1963 Katharyn Mayfield - Robert Bard
July 27, 1999 Tammy Grimes
September 1959 Carol Bruce
1966 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
September 1960 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Chorus by Carmen Lombardo
1992 Denise LaSalle
September 1957 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
1992 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Packet of Love Letters Dakota Staton July 27, 1999 HighNote
Crazy He Calls Me Dakota Staton April 1959 Capitol Records
Dakota Dakota Staton - Orchestra conducted by Benny Carter January 1961 Capitol Records
Dakota '66 Dakota Staton 1966 Columbia [EMI]
Dakota at Storyville Dakota Staton accompanied by The Norman Simmons Quartet January 1962 Capitol Records
Dakota Staton Dakota Staton 1991 Muse Records
Dakota Staton Sings Ballads and the Blues Dakota Staton June 1960 Capitol Records
Dakota Staton with Strings Dakota Staton 1964 United Artists Records
Darling Please Save Your Love for Me Dakota Staton 1992 Muse Records
Dynamic! Dakota Staton 2006 Capitol Jazz
Dynamic! Dakota Staton September 1958 Capitol Records
From Dakota with Love Dakota Staton August 1963 United Artists Records
In the Night The George Shearing Quintet with Dakota Staton May 1958 Capitol Records
Isn't This a Lovely Day Dakota Staton July 18, 1995 Muse Records
I've Been There Dakota Staton 1970 Verve Records
I Want a Country Man Dakota Staton 1973 Groove Merchant
Madame Foo-Foo Dakota Staton, Groove Holmes at the Organ 1972 Groove Merchant
More Than the Most Dakota Staton February 1960 Capitol Records
Ms. Soul Dakota Staton 1974 Groove Merchant
'Round Midnight Dakota Staton August 1961 Capitol Records
Softly Dakota Staton September 1960 Capitol Records
The Late, Late Show Dakota Staton September 1957 Capitol Records
Time to Swing Dakota Staton September 1959 Capitol Records
Uniquely Dakota Dakota Staton 1983 Half Moon

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