Dinah Washington
Blues, Musical Artist
1924 – 1963
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Who was Dinah Washington?
Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones, 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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- Born
- Aug 29, 1924
Tuscaloosa - Also known as
- Dinah Washnigton
- Diana Washington
- Dinah Washigton
- Ruth Lee Jones
- Queen of the Blues
- The Queen of the Blues
- Queen of Jam Sessions
- Queen of the Jukebox
- Spouses
- Dick Lane
(1963/07/02 - 1963/12/14) - Rafael Campos
(1961/01/06 - 1962) - Eddie Chamblee
(1957/03/01 - 1959) - Jimmy Cobb
(1952/03 - ) - Walter Buchanan
(1950/10/13 - 1952) - Robert Grayson
(1947 - 1947) - George Jenkins
(1946 - 1946) - John Young
(1942/06/24 - 1943)
- Dick Lane
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Alabama
- Died
- Dec 14, 1963
Detroit
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on July 23, 2013
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