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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Blue Notebooks
2004
For Those In Love
1955
Verve // Remixed
2002
The Best Of Dinah Washington
1965
Ray Charles Live In Concert
1965
Unforgettable - A Tribute To Dinah Washington
1964
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes!
1959
Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women
2021
Dinah '62
1962
In Love
1962
The Headliners, Volume 2
1961
Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues
1957
Dinah Jams
1955
Jam Session
1954
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy)
1985
You've Come A Long Way, Baby
1977
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits 1960-1965
1971
Greatest Hits Volume II
1968
Why Pick On Me - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
1966
Golden Hits Volume One
1963
Rapture
1962
Late Late Show
1962
For Lonely Lovers
1961
The Two Of Us
1960
Credited work
1,031 releases · 259 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,566
- Other credits · 30
Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Capitol Studios · Fine Recording Studios · The Hit Factory