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Dinah Washington

Jazz

United States
Formed 1924
Jazz
1 album

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About Dinah Washington

Biography

Ruth Lee Jones, known professionally as Dinah Washington, was born in Alabama in 1924 and became one of the most successful Black female recording artists of the 1950s. She earned the titles "Queen of the Blues" and "Queen of the Jukeboxes" through her versatile performances spanning jazz, blues, R&B, and pop.

Origin

United States

Active Since

1924

Genres

pop music, blues, jazz

Label

Keynote Records, Apollo Records

Awards

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Biography adapted from: Wikipedia — Dinah Washington CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo credit: Associated Booking Corporation/photo by James Kriegsmann, New York Public domain Wikimedia Commons

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