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    • Dinah Washington was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. 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 was also known as "Queen of the Jukeboxes". She w… See more

    BornAugust 29, 1924 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
    DiedDecember 14, 1963 (aged 39) · Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    InstrumentsVocals · piano · vibraphone
    LabelsKeynote · Mercury · EmArcy · Roulette
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    Early life

    Ruth Lee Jones was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Alice and Ollie Jones, and moved to Chicago as a child. She became deeply involved in gospel music and played piano for the choir in St. Luke's Baptist Church whi… See more

    Career

    After winning a talent contest at the age of 15, she began performing in clubs. By 1941–42, she was performing in such Chicago clubs as Dave's Café and the Downbeat Room of the Sherman Hotel (with … See more

    Personal life and death

    Washington was married seven times, although according to other sources she had six, eight or nine husbands.
    Early in the morning of December 14, 1963, Washington's last husband, football player Dick "Night … See more

    Album discography

    • After Hours with Miss "D" (1954)
    • Dinah Jams (1955)
    • For Those in Love (1955)
    • Dinah! (1956)… See more

    Further reading

    • Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas, 2004, Pantheon Books
    • Queen of the Blues: A Biography of Dinah Washington, Jim Haskins, 1987, William Morrow & Co. ISBN 0-688-0484… See more

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    Dinah Washington | Biography, Songs, Death, & Facts …

    Oct 17, 2024 · Dinah Washington (born August 29, 1924, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.—died December 14, 1963, Detroit, Michigan) was an American jazz and blues singer noted for her excellent voice control and unique gospel …

     
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    The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Dinah Washington

    Dec 31, 2023 · Fondly remembered as the Queen of the Blues, Dinah Washington's angelic voice captivated audiences across the U.S. However, her life story is not so magical.

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    Forebears: The Mercurial And Majestic Dinah …

    Aug 10, 2017 · Dinah Washington's impeccable voice was sleek, bright and high-flying; but beyond her technical power, she made history with style.

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    What kind of music does Dinah Washington sing?
    Dinah! Dinah! is a fourth studio album by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the EmArcy label. The album includes a mix of jazz, popular and blues standards of the period, all selected to emphasize the vocalist's style. Allmusic details the album in its review as saying:

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    Did Aretha Franklin write a song about Dinah Washington?
    Written and produced by Clyde Otis, it peaked to #1 on the U.S. R&B charts for the week of July 25, 1960, and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts. In 1964, Aretha Franklin released a version on her album Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington for Columbia Records.

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    Who was Dinah Washington?
    Dinah Washington was an American jazz and blues singer who was noted for her excellent voice control and her unique gospel-inflected delivery. From 1949 to 1955 her recordings were consistently among the top 10 hits on the rhythm-and-blues charts, though she had her greatest commercial success after crossing over to popular music.

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    Is Dinah Washington a pop star?
    Unforgettable is the twelfth studio album LP record by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington, released on the Mercury Records label, and reissued as a compilation album in 1991. [3] The record shows the singer mostly in a pop star role instead of her traditional jazz & blues style.

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    How did Dinah Washington make history?
    Dinah Washington's impeccable voice was sleek, bright and high-flying; but beyond her technical power, she made history with style. This essay is one in a series celebrating women whose major contributions in recording occurred before the time frame of NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.

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    How did Dinah Washington die?
    Dinah Washington American record producer Quincy Jones wrote that Dinah Washington “had a voice that was like the pipes of life.” Washington died at age 39 from an accidental overdose of prescription medications for weight control and insomnia. In 1993 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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