Dinah Washington
- Birth name: Ruth Lee Jones
- Born: 1924-08-29
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Died: 1963-12-14
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Genre: Vocal Jazz
- Years active: 1941-1963
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Biography
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 '50s". 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.
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