Dinah Washington

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blues singer human jazz singer recording artist

Dinah Washington was an acclaimed American jazz and blues singer known for her powerful voice and emotive interpretations, earning her the title "Queen of the Blues."

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Dinah Washington canonical 47

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1963 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
birthName Ruth Lee Jones ⓘ
burialPlace Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States
causeOfDeath accidental drug overdose ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-08-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1963-12-14 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
gender female ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
honor Inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame ⓘ
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame ⓘ
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
influenced Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Nancy Wilson ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
name Dinah Washington self-link ⓘ
nickname Miss D ⓘ
Queen of the Blues ⓘ
notableWork Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) ⓘ
This Bitter Earth ⓘ
Unforgettable ⓘ
What A Difference A Day Made ⓘ
surface form: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
occupation pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
performedWith Brook Benton ⓘ
Clifford Brown ⓘ
Lionel Hampton ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ
surface form: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
raisedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
recordLabel EmArcy Records ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ
Roulette Records ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emotive interpretations ⓘ
powerful voice ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

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Mercury Records → notableArtist → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Etta James → influencedBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
I Could Write a Book (jazz standard) → notablePerformanceBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
subject surface form: I Could Write a Book
I Could Write a Book → notablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
You Took Advantage of Me → notablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Amy Winehouse → influencedBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Embraceable You → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
I Get a Kick Out of You → notableRecordingArtist → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Ain't Misbehavin' → notablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Ain't Misbehavin' → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Just for a Thrill → notableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
After You've Gone → hasPerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Regal Theater, Chicago → hostedPerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
George David Weiss → associatedAct → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Lover Man → hasNotableInterpretationBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Dinah Washington → name → Dinah Washington self-link ⓘ
Clifford Brown → collaboratedWith → Dinah Washington ⓘ
EmArcy Records → notableArtist → Dinah Washington ⓘ
How Long Has This Been Going On? → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Nice Work If You Can Get It → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
A Foggy Day → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
The Man I Love → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Roulette Records → notableArtist → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Jamesetta → influencedBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
subject surface form: Jamesetta Hawkins
Jamesetta Hawkins → influencedBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Apollo Records → signedArtist → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes → hasCoverVersionBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Teach Me Tonight → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Time After Time → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Blues in the Night → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Imagination → hasPerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Darn That Dream → notablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
I Thought About You → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Wynton Kelly → associatedAct → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Jimmy Cobb → performedWith → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Jimmy Cobb → recordedWith → Dinah Washington ⓘ
The End of a Love Affair → hasNotableInterpreter → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Am I Blue → hasPerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Glad to Be Unhappy → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Lover, Come Back to Me → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Tenderly → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
You Do Something to Me → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
What Is This Thing Called Love? → hasNotablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
subject surface form: "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
I Concentrate on You → hasNotableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Makin’ Whoopee → notablePerformer → Dinah Washington ⓘ
Willow Weep for Me → notableRecordingBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ
China Moses → influencedBy → Dinah Washington ⓘ