Biography
Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 β December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. 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 was 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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Average 4.7
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GenderFemale
Birthday1924-08-29
Deathday1963-12-14 (39 years old)
Birth NameRuth Lee Jones
Birth PlaceTuscaloosa, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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