Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones) was born on Friday, August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa and she was a famous singer from United States.

Life in Brief:

- Being born on Aug 29, Dinah was a Virgo.
- her ethnicity: Black.
- her mother's name: Alice Jones.

Dinah Washington studied at Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL.

Dinah dated Rafael Campos (husband) and amongst other amorous encounters was Eddie Chamblee (husband).

She died on Saturday, December 14, 1963, in Detroit; cause of death: accident - overdose.

Famous Why : Queen of the Blues.



Dinah Washington Lists

	1924 births
	1963 deaths
	African American musicians
	Musicians from Alabama
	American blues musicians
	American blues singers
	American female singers
	American jazz singers
	Blues Hall of Fame inductees
	Dirty blues musicians
	Musicians from Chicago, Illinois
	Women in jazz
	Grammy Award winners
	Mercury Records artists
	Drug-related deaths in Michigan
	Accidental human deaths in Michigan
	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

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Dinah Washington Pictures

 

Dinah Washington Movies
The Ladies Sing the Blues Becoming Bert Stern Jazz On A Summer`s Day
Dinah Washington Filmography

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Tags: singer, tuscaloosa, 1924, virgo

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Category: Others  - ( Others Archive)

Date Added: 26 March '10

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