Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) 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 a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1924 (Tuscaloosa), Died December 14, 1963 (Detroit)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 72873 | 10-in. | 5/21/1945 | Blow top blues | Lionel Hampton Sextet | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Washington, Dinah," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/350111.
Washington, Dinah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/350111.
"Washington, Dinah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82013467
Wikidata: Dinah Washington - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q229322
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69117124
MusicBrainz: Dinah Washington - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d385947d-c00d-4311-9cf1-a032a1d4040b
ISNI: 0000 0000 8149 0726 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081490726
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