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Dinah Washington (/ ˈ d aɪ n ə /; 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.
Dinah Washington (* 29. August 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; † 14. Dezember 1963 in Detroit, Michigan; eigentlich Ruth Lee Jones) war eine US-amerikanische Sängerin des Swingjazz, Rhythm and Blues und der Popmusik
8. Mai 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 -influenced delivery.
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7. Juli 2023 · By the age of 11, she was performing as a gospel vocalist at church recitals across the country. At the age of 15, she won an amateur talent contest at Chicago’s Regal Theatre and began performing in nightclubs as a jazz pianist and vocalist.
Dinah Washington, as she herself would readily acknowledge, was called Queen of the Blues, During a show at the London Palladium, she told an audience that purportedly included Queen Elizabeth, “There is but one heaven, one hell, one queen, and your Elizabeth is an imposter.”
At the age of 39, she was the self-acclaimed yet undisputed 'queen of the blues'. Her story could have been as mythologised as Elvis Presley's or Washington's own great heroine, Billie Holiday....
19. Aug. 2009 · Dinah Washington, legendary singer and ‘Queen of the Blues,’ was born Ruth Lee Jones on August 29, 1924. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama she moved with her family to Chicago as a young child.
