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Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the Queen of the Blues.<ref> [http://www.dinahthequeen.com/ 'Dinah the Queen']</ref> Despite dying at the early age of 39, Washington became one of the most influential vocalists of the twentieth century,<ref> [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2001-01-04/music_feature.html 'Documentarist Ken Burns takes on jazz']</ref><ref> [http://www.tv.com/dinah-washington/person/118733/biography.html Dinah Washington Biography']</ref> credited among others as a major influence on Aretha Franklin.<ref> [http://www.ldsgenesisgroup.org/history/arethafranklin.html '"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin']</ref><ref> [http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1583/One_of_the_best_singers_ever_Aretha_Franklin 'One of the best singers ever, Aretha Franklin!']</ref> She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Early life
Washington was born Ruth Lee Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Her family moved to Chicago, Illinois|Chicago while she was still a child. As a child in Chicago she played piano and directed her church choir. She later studied in Walter Dyett's renowned music program at DuSable High School. At 16 as Ruth Jones, she toured the United States' bl... read all
