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Dinah Washington. Dinah Washington ( / ˈdaɪnə /; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. [1] Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop ...
Aug 29, 2004 · Before her death at 39 in 1963, singer Dinah Washington battled her seven husbands, her weight and even her fans. But when she sang, nothing else mattered. Biographer Nadine Cohodas talks about ...
Dec 31, 2023 · When she died in 1963, she was just 39 years old. When Dinah Washington died in 1963, the news story was rather shockingly buried on page 79 of the 350-page issue of The New York Times. Early reports said that she had spent the evening watching TV with her husband, Detroit Lions halfback Dick Lane.
May 8, 2024 · Dinah Washington was an American jazz and blues singer who was noted for her excellent voice control and her unique gospel-inflected delivery. From 1949 to 1955 her recordings were consistently among the top 10 hits on the rhythm-and-blues charts, though she had her greatest commercial success after crossing over to popular music. She was profoundly influential on many female rock and roll ...
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Jan 17, 2013 · Dr. B.C. Ross responded as soon as he could, but at 4:50 a.m. he pronounced Washington dead. She was 39 years old. Those closest to Washington were not surprised by the cause of death: an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. For several years, Washington had struggled with her weight and had turned to pharmaceutical solutions, including ...
Aug 13, 2021 · On December 14, 1963, Dinah Washington's sixth husband, football great Dick 'Night Train' Lane, found her in bed and not responsive. She was tragically pronounced dead at the scene, aged just 39. Her cause of death was ruled as a lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital, prescriptions for her insomnia and diet.
Dec 14, 2016 · December 14, 2016. History highlight: Today in 1963, American blues and jazz singer Dinah Washington died at age 39. Known as the "Queen of the Blues", she scored the 1959 Grammy Award-winning single "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" and the 1961 hit "September In The Rain". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety ...
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