Dinah Washington

vocals · 1924–1963 · Tuscaloosa

Born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, singer with Lionel Hampton's orchestra until 1946. At Mercury, she lined up rhythm and blues and jazz hits, including What a Diff'rence a Day Makes (1959), which won a Grammy.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Jump blues, R&B

Landmark tracks

• Evil Gal Blues (1944)
• What a Diff'rence a Day Makes (1959)
• This Bitter Earth (1959)

Cited in 13 radio episodes

• Mar 27, 2026: Dinah Washington la reine du blues, cinquième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 26, 2026: Dinah Washington la reine du blues, quatrième Partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 25, 2026: Dinah Washington la reine du blues, troisième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 24, 2026: Dinah Washington la Reine du Blues, Deuxième Partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 23, 2026: Dinah Washington la Reine du Blues, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 26, 2025: Dinah Washington à Los Angeles - 1954 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Feb 24, 2019: What A Difference A Day Makes, le Chant du Cygne de Dinah Washington (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Sep 15, 2022: Dinah Washington & Clifford Brown live in Los Angeles 1954 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

And 5 more episodes in the archive.

Sources

• EN : Wikipedia, Dinah Washington
• EN : Wikipedia, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
• EN : Wikipedia, Dinah Jams

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