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Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the “Queen of the Blues” until the success of Koko Taylor in late 1960s.
Washington was born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As she was growing up in Chicago, she played piano and directed her church choir. Later, she studied in Walter Dyett’s renowned music program at DuSable High School. For a while, she split her time between performing in clubs as Dinah Washington while singing and playing piano in Salle Martin’s gospel choir as Ruth Jones.
Her penetrating voice, excellent timing, and crystal-clear enunciation added her own distinctive style to every piece she undertook. While making extraordinary recordings in jazz, blues, R&B and light pop contexts, Washington refused to record gospel music despite her obvious talent in singing it—-she believed it wrong to mix the secular and spiritual.
Washington began performing in 1942 and soon joined Lionel Hampton’s band. In 1943, she began recording for Keynote Records and released “Evil Gal Blues”, her first hit. By 1955, she had released numerous hit songs on the R&B charts, including “Baby,...
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Top 10 Dinah Washington Songs
Mad About The Boy
Cry Me A River
What a Difference A Day Makes
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Unforgettable
Teach Me Tonight
September In The Rain
What A Diff'rence A Day Made
Call Me Irresponsible
Our Love Is Here To Stay
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Dinah Washington - Very Best Of
Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington)
After Hours With Miss D
The Swingin' Miss "D"
Music For Lovers
The Bessie Smith Songbook
Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington
Verve Jazz Masters 19
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes!
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