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Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the "Queen of the Blues" until the success of Koko Taylor in late 1960s. Washington was born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As she was growing up in Chicago, she played piano and directed her church choir. Later, she studied in Walter Dyett's renowned music program at DuSable High School. |
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Mance, Junior (Julian Clifford, Jr.) (Jazz.com)
Date: 23 Oct 2009
Pianist's Junior Mance's soulful sound has guided him through his seven decades at the keyboard, from his teens with with Gene Ammons and Lester Young, through groups under Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, and as an accompanist to vocalists Dinah Washington and Joe Williams.
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Musical About Jazz Legends Opens at Common Ground Theatre Date: 23 Oct 2009
KPBS San Diego -
Above: The cast of Jazz Queens Cast Blue Shadows at rehearsal. There are certain unforgettable voices in the history of jazz. Two of those voices inspired local playwright and actor Anthony Drummond to write Jazz Queens Cast Blue Shadows , a musical about the lives and music of Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington.
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West spikers off to 3-0 start; rebuilding Croatan falls in four games Date: 22 Aug 2009
Carteret County News-Times -
EVANS KISTLER OCEAN — If Dinah Washington crooned a slightly different version of the 1959 song “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes,” then she would have perfectly encapsulated Croatan’s first match of the season against county rival West Carteret on, Wednesday in the lady Patriots’ 25-27, 25-6, 25-17, 25-23 victory.
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West spikers off to 3-0 start; rebuilding Croatan falls in four games Date: 22 Aug 2009
Carteret County News-Times -
EVANS KISTLER OCEAN — If Dinah Washington crooned a slightly different version of the 1959 song “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes,” then she would have perfectly encapsulated Croatan’s first match of the season against county rival West Carteret on, Wednesday in the lady Patriots’ 25-27, 25-6, 25-17, 25-23 victory.
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Charles Davis: In the Air Date: 06 Aug 2009
All About Jazz -
Saxophonist Charles Davis has spent the past few decades making history with such luminaries as {{Billie Holiday = 7680}}, {{Kenny Dorham = 6362}}, {{Abdullah Ibrahim = 7858}}, {{Clifford Jordan = 8208}}, {{Dinah Washington = 11174}} and {{Freddie Hubbard = 7801}}. Although Davis might be best known as one of the baritone players in the {{Sun Ra = 10507}} Arkestra, his many recordings and ...
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Disgrace - Emmett Till's Casket Found Rusting Date: 10 Jul 2009
NBC Philadelphia -
The casket seen around the world after Emmett Till was murdered in the 1950s was supposed to be preserved at Burr Oak. But on Thursday, authorities found it rusting in a garage. Sponsored Topics: Emmett Till - Casket - Death Care - Dinah Washington - Burr Oak Cemetery and Restvale Cemetery
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Bodies dug up, dismembered near Chicago Date: 09 Jul 2009
Houston Chronicle -
The cemetery, Burr Oak, has the graves of famous African-Americans including Dinah Washington and Emmett Till. Four workers have been charged.
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Withers: Will NY follow NH? Date: 04 Jun 2009
365 Gay -
What a difference a week makes (too bad Dinah Washington isn't around to give us a rendition of her signature song). Seven days ago there was teeth gnashing over the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Prop 8 vote. Heck we even had some keyboard revolutionaries leaving messages ...
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