Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963), was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues". She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Jazz Library - Dinah Washington
Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to pick the essential recordings by Dinah Washington.
Biography
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- Biography at rockhall.com/inductees/dinah-washington/bio, findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1074 and vervemusicgroup.com/dinahwashington
- Wikipedia article on Dinah Washington
- Last.fm page on Dinah Washington
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Dinah Washington
- MusicBrainz entry on Dinah Washington
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