Dinah Washington

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Born
29 August 1924
Born In
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Died
14 December 1963 (aged 39)
Ruth Lee Jones (born August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died December 14, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by her stage name Dinah Washington and also as the Queen of the Blues, was an American Grammy award winning singer best known for singing classic torch songs and her hit single What a Diff'rence a Day Makes. Her penetrating voice, excellent timing, and crystal-clear enunciation added her own distinctive style to every piece she undertook. While making extraordinary recordings in , , and contexts, Washington refused to r… read more
Ruth Lee Jones (born August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died December 14, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by her stage name Dinah Washington and also as the Queen of the Blues, was an American Grammy award winning singer best known for singing classic torch songs and her hi… read more
Ruth Lee Jones (born August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died December 14, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by her stage name Dinah Washington and also as the Queen of the Blues, was an American Grammy award winning singer best known for singing classic torch songs and her hit single What a Diff'rence a Day Makes. Her penetrating voice, exce… read more

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1 Play track Jazz Time What A Diff'rence A Day Made
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 2,077 listeners
2 Play track Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington) September in the Rain
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 931 listeners
3 Play track Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington) Teach Me Tonight
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 793 listeners
4 Play track Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington) Cry Me a River
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5 Play track Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington) Mad About the Boy
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 329 listeners
6 Play track Gold This Bitter Earth
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 163 listeners
7 Play track The Bessie Smith Songbook After You've Gone
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8 Play track Gold You Don't Know What Love Is
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9 Ultimate Dinah Washington I Could Write A Book
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 122 listeners
10 Play track Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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 113 listeners

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Albums

  1. 164,130 listeners

    19 Feb 1959 · 16 tracks

    What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! (Expanded Edition)
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  2. 143,100 listeners

    3 Jul 2006 · 72 tracks

    Dinah Washington - Very Best Of
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  3. 107,019 listeners

    1960 · 12 tracks

    September in the Rain
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  4. 73,819 listeners

    1992 · 17 tracks

    Mad About the Boy (The Best of Dinah Washington)
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