Biography

Despite a relatively short career--she died in 1963 at the age of 39--Dinah Washington laid claim to being one of the major jazz voices, and one of the most versatile of all jazz singers. Her voice was rich; she filled everything she sang with heartfelt emotion, and she could make even material of less than stellar quality sound deeply moving. More importantly, she was equally at home (and had hits) with blues, popular songs of the day, and standards; toward the end she also became a major voice of the burgeoning soul movement.

Top Tracks

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• A Kiss To Build A Dream On

• A Night In Tunisia

• A Slick Chick (on The Mellow Side)

• A Stranger On Earth

• Ain't Misbehavin'

• Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

• All Of Me

• All Or Nothing

• All Or Nothing Blues

• Am I Blue?

• Am I Really Sorry?

• A-tisket, A-tasket

• Baby (you've Got What It Takes)

• Baby Get Lost

• Baby, Get Lost

• Baby, It's Cold Outside

• Back Water Blues

• Backwater Blues

• Big Deal

• Blow Top Blues

• Blue Gardenia

• Blue Skies

• Caravan

• Cold, Cold Heart

• Crazy He Calls Me

• Cry Me A River

• Destination Moon

• Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

• Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

• Don'cha Go 'way Mad

• Don't Explain

• Don't Get Around Much Anymore

• Don't Hold It Against Me

• Double Dealing Daddy

• Drinking Again

• Embraceable You

• Everybody Loves Somebody

• Evil Gal Blues

• Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

• Fly Me To The Moon

• God Bless The Child

• Harbor Lights

• Harlem

• Hey Good Lookin'

• Hey, Good Looking

• Hurts Me To My Heart

• I Can't Get Started

• I Can't Get Started With You

• I Can't Give You Anything But Love

• I Could Write A Book

• I Didn't Know About You

• I Don't Hurt Anymore

• I Get A Kick Out Of You

• I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)

• I Know How To Do It

• I Remember You

• I Sold My Heart To The Junkman

• I Thought About You

• I Wanna Be Around

• I Wanna Be Loved

• I Wish I Knew The Name Of The Boy

• I Won't Cry Anymore

• If I Were A Bell

• I'll Drown In My Tears

• I'll Wait

• In The Rain

• It's A Mean Old Man's World

• I've Got The World On A String

• I've Got You Under My Skin

• Jailhouse Blues

• Joy Juice

• Just One More Chance

• Long John Blues

• Love Is Here To Stay

• Lover Man

• Lover, Come Back To Me

• Mad About The Boy

• Mean And Evil Blues

• Mood Indigo

• New Blowtop Blues

• No More

• Pacific Coast Blues

• Pennies From Heaven

• Pete

• Please Send Me Someone To Love

• Red Sails In The Sunset

• Rockin' Chair

• Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around And Fall In Love)

• Salty Papa Blues

• Send Me To The 'lectric Chair

• September In The Rain

• Shake A Hand

• Since I Fell For You

• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

• Stairway To The Stars

• Stardust

• Stormy Weather

• Take The "a" Train

• Teach Me Tonight

• That Old Feeling

• The Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Cryin' For Her Man

• The Key To The Highway

• The Man I Love

• The Song Is Ended

• These Foolish Things

• This Bitter Earth

• Time Out For Tears

• Trouble In Mind

• Tv Is The Thing (this Year)

• Tv Is The Thing This Year

• Unforgettable

• Walking Blues

• What A Difference A Day Made

• What A Difference A Day Makes

• What A Diff'rence A Day Made

• What A Wonderful World

• When A Woman Loves A Man

• Why Don't You Think Things Over?

• Why Was I Born?

• Willow Weep For Me

• Wise Woman Blues

• You Don't Know What Love Is

• You'll Have To Swing It (mr. Paganini)

Discography

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• A Stranger on Earth

  1964

• Back to the Blues

  1963

• Dinah '63

  Roulette Records

  1963

• In Love

  Roulette Records

  1963

• The Good Old Days

  1963

• In Tribute

  1963

• The Late, Late Show

  Wing

  1963

• Dinah '62

  Roulette Records

  1962

• Drinking Again

  1962

• Tears and Laughter

  1962

• Two of Us

  Verve / Polygram

  1960

• I Concentrate on You

  1960

• The Queen

  Mercury

  1959

• The Bessie Smith Songbook

  Emarcy

  1958

• Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith

  Verve / Emarcy

  1958

• Jazz Sides

  Polygram

  1958

• Newport (1958)

  1958

• Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller

  1957

• Music for Late Hours

  Mercury

  1957

• Music for a First Love

  Mercury

  1957

• In the Land of Hi-Fi

  Emarcy

  1956

• The Swingin' Miss "D"

  Emarcy

  1956

• Dinah!

  Emarcy

  1956

• After Hours with Miss D

  1954

• Dynamic Dinah

  Mercury

  1952

• Blazing Ballads

  Mercury

  1952

• Dinah Washington Songs

  Mercury

  1950