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Dinah Washington

Tuscaloosa, United States • 1924-08-29 – 1963-12-14

Dinah Washington is credited on 772 releases across 262 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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772

Pressings credited

262

Albums

8

Decades active

85

In collections

Biography

Dinah Washington (; 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. 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 also known as "Queen of the Jukeboxes". 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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772 releases · 262 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 1,142
  • Other credits · 11

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Fine Recording Studios · Paradise Studios (2) · ABC Studio 221

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