Dinah Washington
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Biography
[Edit]Dinah Washington was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century — beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste. Her principal sin, apparently, was to cultivate a distinctive vocal style that was at home in all kinds of music, be it R&B, blues, jazz, middle of the road pop — and she probably would have made a fine gospel or country singer had she the time. Hers was a gritty, salty, high-pitched voice, marked by absolute clarity of diction and clipped, bluesy phrasing. Washington's personal life was turbulent, with seven marriages behind her, and her interpretations showed it, for she displayed a tough, totally unsentimental, yet still gripping hold on the universal subject of lost love. She has had a huge influence on R&B and jazz singers who have followed in her wake, notably Nancy Wilson, Esther Phillips, and Diane Schuur, and her music is abundantly available nowadays via the huge seven-volume series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury.
Born Ruth Lee Jones, she moved to Chicago at age three and was raised in a world of gospel, playing the piano and directing her church choir. At 15, after winning an amateur contest at the Regal Theatre, she began performing in nightclubs as a pianist and singer, opening at the Garrick Bar in 1942. Talent manager Joe Glaser heard her there and recommended her to Lionel Hampton, who asked her to join his band. Hampton says that it was he who gave Ruth Jones the name Dinah Washington, although other sources claim it was Glaser or the manager of the Garrick Bar. In any case, she stayed with Hampton from 1943 to 1946 and made her recording debut for Keynote at the end of 1943 in a blues session organized by Leonard Feather with a sextet drawn from the Hampton band. With Feather's "Evil Gal Blues" as her first hit, the records took off, and by the time she left Hampton to go solo, Washington was already an R&B headliner. Signing with the young Mercury label, Washington produced an enviable string of Top Ten hits on the R&B charts from 1948 to 1955, singing blues, standards, novelties, pop covers, even Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart." She also recorded many straight jazz sessions with big bands and small combos, most memorably with Clifford Brown on Dinah Jams but also with Cannonball Adderley, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, Wynton Kelly, and the young Joe Zawinul (who was her regular accompanist for a couple of years).
In 1959, Washington made a sudden breakthrough into the mainstream pop market with "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," a revival of a Dorsey Brothers hit set to a Latin American bolero tune. For the rest of her career, she would concentrate on singing ballads backed by lush orchestrations for Mercury and Roulette, a formula similar to that of another R&B-based singer at that time, Ray Charles, and one that drew plenty of fire from critics even though her basic vocal approach had not changed one iota. Although her later records could be as banal as any easy listening dross of the period, there are gems to be found, like Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," which has a beautiful, bluesy Ernie Wilkins chart conducted by Quincy Jones. Struggling with a weight problem, Washington died of an accidental overdose of diet pills mixed with alcohol at the tragically early age of 39, still in peak voice, still singing the blues in an L.A. club only two weeks before the end. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: Original Album Series (CD3): Drinking Again
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Pop
Title: The Fats Waller Songbook
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
Title: The Blues District: Washington Square
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Stars: Dinah Washington, Vol. 2
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Dinah Washington Vol. 2
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Dinah Washington: The Best Of Roulette Albums (CD3)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Jazz
Title: In The Land Of Hi-Fi + Unforgettable (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 7 (CD3)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: 100 Proof Drinking Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Green Christmas - The Jazz Christmas Collection
Genre:
Title: Pop Standards - 1950s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Queens of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great American Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Queens of the 50's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Eclectic Jazz Duets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Divas of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: America's Greatest Hits 1960 Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Blues Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Crooners & Divas - Greatest Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Grandparents
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 25
Genre: Pop
Title: Vocal Jazz 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: In the Moment - Jazz Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Gershwin Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sunday Morning Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Woman's Place Is In the Groove
Genre: Pop
Title: They Love To Sing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cole Porter Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Classy Lady Singers of Jazz, Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: Doo Wop Oldies Intimate Dance Classics Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Favorites, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: Magical Memories
Genre:
Title: Jazz from the Bar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Royalty
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate American Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee House Classics - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Finest Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Memories Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: George Gershwin - The Ultimate Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: U.S.A. Number 1's of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Masters of Jazz - 40 Singing Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Queens of Jazz, Vol. 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Jazzy Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Modern Art of Christmas: A Jazzy Merry Christmas
Genre:
Title: Doo Wop Classic Ballads, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Essential Jazz Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Alicia Keys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Be My Valentine
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Hits of Blues and Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Joe Gould's Secret
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Selections From LA Noire
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The world's greatest Jazz singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swingin' with Ladies!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love Songs By the Entertainers, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Popular Duets
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mellow Jazz - My Melancholy Baby
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Brook Benton
Artist: Brook Benton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Brook Benton: Greatest Hits (Universal Special Products)
Artist: Brook Benton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Irving Berlin Always
Artist: Irving Berlin Always
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings of Lionel Hampton
Artist: Lionel Hampton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Bop
Title: Bert Stern: Original Mad Man (Music from the Film)
Artist: Starr Parodi
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: William Christopher Handy: Father of the Blues (Giants of Jazz)
Artist: The Giants Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: What a Wonderful Christmas
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Unforgettable Voices: 30 Best Of Dinah Washington and Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gotta Find My Baby - 50 Classic Tracks
Artist: Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Amour & turbulences (Bande originale du film)
Artist: Nicolas Wauquiez & Evymoon
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lee Daniels' The Butler Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack