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Dinah Washington
| American jazz singer and pianist Date of Birth: 29.08.1924 Country: USA |
Biography of Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington, born Ruth Jones on August 29, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was an American jazz singer and pianist.
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She began her musical career at a very young age, playing the piano and singing in a Negro Baptist choir in Chicago.
At the age of 15, Washington participated in an amateur vocal competition at the Regal Theatre in Chicago, where she achieved great success.
She went on to tour as an accompanist with blues singer Clara Ward. From 1942, she performed in bars and nightclubs, gaining recognition and catching the attention of entrepreneur Joe Glaser.
Through Glaser's intervention, Washington received an invitation to join Lionel Hampton's orchestra in 1943.
She toured with various ensembles and orchestras as a soloist from 1946 onwards.
In 1958, Washington collaborated with Urbie Green, Terry Gibbs, and Max Roach for the filming of t