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Jazz Gay Icon Dinah Washington Sings Lovely Song.
Dinah Washington was born August 29, 1924.
She was an African-American blues singer
noted for excellent voice control and her
unique gospel-influenced delivery.
From Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Ruth Lee Jones
(original name), moved with her family to
Chicago as a child. She sang in and played the
piano for her church choir and in 1939 began
to sing and play piano in various Chicago
nightclubs, in addition to touring with Sallie
Martin's gospel group. About 1942-43 she
adopted the stage name Dinah Washington.
From 1943 to 1946 she sang with the Lionel
Hampton band and in 1946 began a successful
solo career. During the period from 1949 to
1955, her recordings were consistently among
the top ten hits of the rhythm-and-blues charts.
Even after she crossed over to the popular
(pop) music market, in which she had her
greatest commercial success, Washington
retained many of her earlier fans because of
her passionate, supple style. Often referred too
as Queen of The Blues, she died Dec. 14, 1963
in Detroit, Michigan.
