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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. [1]
She took to music at an early age, singing with her school and church choirs. She has had seven Blues Music Award nominations. Washington received the 1999 Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2003 she released her fourth CD since 1997, and her first on the NorthernBlues label.
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In 1995 Washington was inducted into Hamilton's Gallery of Distinction. [12] In 2002, he was inducted into the Canadian Jazz & Blues Hall of Fame. [13] Canadian artist Colin Linden paid tribute to Washington with the song "Jackie Washington", released on the 2003 album BARK by Linden's band Blackie & The Rodeo Kings.
Walter "Wolfman" Washington (December 20, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer and guitarist, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. While his roots were in blues music, he blended in the essence of funk and R&B to create his own unique sound.
Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller is a seventh studio album by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the Emarcy label, and reissued by Verve Records in 1990 as The Fats Waller Songbook. In the album Washington covers 12 songs that have been penned or performed by jazz pianist, organist, singer and songwriter Fats Waller.
Dinah Washington (1924–1963) Ethel Waters (1896–1977) Cleveland Watkiss (born 1959) Joan Weber (1935–1981) Elisabeth Welch (1904–2003) Carol Welsman (born 1960) Magni Wentzel (born 1945) Kate Westbrook (born 1939) Margaret Whiting (1924–2011) Catherine Whitney (born 1954) Lee Wiley (1915–1975) Andy Williams (1927–2012) Danny ...
Dinah! is a fourth studio album by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the EmArcy label. The album includes a mix of jazz , popular and blues standards of the period, all selected to emphasize the vocalist's style.