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WASHINGTON Dinah
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Personal Data:

Born:	29.08.1924	(Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, as Ruth Lee Jones)
Died:	14.12.1963	(overdose of sleeping pills)

Appearances:

1943	Lionel Hampton

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Dinah Washington	?
2.	Discovered	?
3.	The Jazz Sides	?
4.	The Dinah Washington Years	?
5.	The Queen Of The Blues	?
6.	Two Of Us	?
7.	Unforgettable	?
8.	After Hours With Miss D	?
9.	Best In Blues	?
10.	Music For Later Hours	?
11.	The Queen	?
12.	Dinah Sings The Best Of Blues	?
13.	Dinah Jams (live)	1954
14.	Dinah	1955
15.	The Jazz Side	1955
16.	The Swingin' Miss "D"	1956
17.	Sings Fats Waller	1957
18.	Sings Bessie Smith	1958
19.	Bessie Smith Blues	1958
20.	Mad About The Boy	1959
21.	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!	1959
22.	Drinking Again	1962	Jazz Wax
23.	Dinah '62	1962	Roulette
24.	Back to the Blues	1963	Pure Pleasure
25.	Dinah '63	1963
26.	In Love	1963
27.	In Tribute	1963	Roulette
28.	The Very Best	10/1976	Philips
29.	Sings The Great Standards (2LP)	2/1977	Vogue
30.	Spotlight On Dinah Washington (2LP)	11/1977	Philips
31.	For Those in Love	1992	Pan Am
32.	Blue Gardenia	1995
33.	Best of Blues Jubilees & Joe Turner & Jimmy Witherspoon	11.05.1999	Philips
34.	EP Collection	30.08.1999
35.	HMV Jazz	13.09.1999
36.	Finest Hour	27.06.2000	Verve
37.	Anthology	09.01.2001	Stardust
38.	Diva	3/2001	Music Collection
39.	Cabu Collection	13.11.2001	Masters Of Jazz
40.	Ballads	26.03.2002	Blue Note
41.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	16.07.2002	Hip-O
42.	Complete Mercury Master Takes 1943-1951	17.08.2004	Jazz Factory
43.	Queen: The Music of Dinah Washington	24.08.2004	Verve
44.	Low Down Blues	16.11.2004	Synergy
45.	Dinah Washington	22.02.2005	Direct Source
46.	Jazz Biography	22.03.2005	United Multi Consign
47.	Queen of the Blues (box set)	19.04.2005	Snapper Music Group
48.	I Wanna Be Loved	26.07.2005	Verve
49.	Anthology	02.08.2005	Master Classics
50.	Blues for a Day	06.09.2005	Delta
51.	Very Best of Dinah Washington	11.07.2006	Emi Gold Imports
52.	Collection	18.07.2006	EMI
53.	Dinah Washington for Lovers	01.08.2006	Verve
54.	Collection	08.08.2006	EMI
55.	Mastercuts	19.09.2006	Mastercuts / Artist
56.	Music for Lovers	16.01.2007	Blue Note
57.	Evil Gal	20.03.2007	El
58.	Gold	09.10.2007	Verve Labels
59.	Birdland Broadcasts 1951-1952	11.12.2007	Giant Steps
60.	Dinah Washington Meets Faye Adams & Faye Adams	29.09.2009	Collectables
61.	Standards	13.07.2010	Verve
62.	The Fabulous Miss D! The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles 1943-1953	30.11.2010	Hip-O Select
63.	Anthology: 1943-1959	17.05.2011	Cleopatra
64.	The Best of Dinah Washington	22.05.2012	Ais
65.	7 Classic Albums, Vol. 2	24.09.2013	Real Gone Jazz
66.	Live the Early Years (live)	19.08.2014	Mr. Music
67.	Original Queen Of Soul: Three Decades Of Artistry (3CD)	27.11.2014	Fantastic Voyage
68.	Complete Recordings with Don Costa	05.05.2015	Essential Jazz Classics
69.	Forever: 35 Greatest R&B Hits	17.02.2017

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Good Daddy Blues	1949
2.	I Only Know	1950
3.	What A Difference A Day Makes	5/1959	Mercury		8
4.	Unforgettable	9/1959	Mercury		17
5.	Baby (You've Got What It Takes) & Brook Benton	1/1960	Mercury		5
6.	It Could Happen To You	3/1960	Mercury		53
7.	A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) & Brook Benton	5/1960	Mercury		7
8.	This Bitter Earth	6/1960	Mercury		24
9.	Love Walked In	9/1960	Mercury		30
10.	We Have Love	12/1960	Mercury		76
11.	Early Every Morning (Early Every Evening Too)	3/1961	Mercury		95
12.	Our Love Is Here To Stay	4/1961	Mercury		89
13.	September In The Rain	10/1961	Mercury	35	23
14.	Tears And Laughter	1/1962	Mercury		71
15.	Dream	4/1962	Mercury		92
16.	You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You	5/1962	Roulette		87
17.	Where Are You	5/1962	Roulette		36
18.	I Want To Be Loved	7/1962	Mercury		76
19.	For All We Know	8/1962	Roulette		88
20.	I Wouldn't Know (What To Do)	8/1962	Roulette		93
21.	Cold, Cold Heart	10/1962	Mercury		96
22.	You're A Sweetheart	11/1962	Roulette		98
23.	Soulville	5/1963	Roulette		92
24.	September In The Rain	08.10.1976	Mercury
25.	Mad About The Boy	3/1992	Mercury	41
26.	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? & Rae & Christian	12.08.2002	Verve
27.	Soulville	5/2008	Roulette		100

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	09.12.1972	58	Jazz Records	album review
1976	42	16.10.1976	30	Jazz Albums	album review
1977	10	05.03.1977	26	Albums	album review
1977	48	26.11.1977	36	Jazz Albums	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2004	6		41	Jazz & Blues	album review