Dinah Washington
- Type: Jazz Vocalist
- Country: United States
- Born: August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Died: December 14, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Biography
Tuscaloosa-born singer, raised in Chicago, who rose as vocalist with *Lionel Hampton*'s orchestra before a solo career on #Mercury Records# that spanned blues, jazz, R&B and pop. Her 1959 hit 'What a Diff'rence a Day Makes' won a Grammy, and her phrasing shaped singers from *Aretha Franklin* onward. Crowned 'Queen of the Blues', she died in Detroit in 1963, aged 39.
Genres
Dinah Washington Discography
- Blazing Ballads (1952) - Album - rated 3.06/5
- After Hours With Miss D (1954) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- For Those in Love (1955) - Album - rated 3.64/5
- Dinah Jams (1955) - Album - rated 4.23/5
- Dinah! (1956) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956) - Album - rated 3.51/5
- Dinah Sings Bessie Smith (1958) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller (1958) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Newport '58 (1958) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- The Best in Blues (1958) - Compilation - rated 3.78/5
- What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! (1959) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- What a Diff'rence a Day Makes / Come On Home (1959) - Single - rated 3.94/5
- Unforgettable (1960) - Album - rated 4.03/5
- September in the Rain (1961) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Drinking Again (1962) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Dinah '62 (1962) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Back to the Blues (1963) - Album - rated 3.97/5