Dinah Washington

Photos by William Claxton (8 items)
list by Nusch

They died too soon (106 items)
list by jeffpsych

My girls ♥ Favorite Female Singers (77 items)
list by Nusch

Music...Female Diva Ranking (75 items)
list by william maxey 83

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (420 items)
list by Onion Jack

Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". 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.