They called her “Queen of the Blues,” a title Dinah Washington wore with pride and disdain. The way she saw it, Miss D could sing anything – and she did. Blues, country, schmaltzy… ...

Dinah Washington’s famous 1959 version of “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes,” alongside Dee Alexander’s recording of the tune from her 2014 album Songs My Mother Loves.

On Aug. 29, 2024, 11 years since the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center opened, and 100 years since the "Queen of the Blues" was born Ruth Lee Jones in Tuscaloosa, an exhibit of photos and ...

Tuscaloosa honored one of its native daughters on Thursday with the unveiling of Dinah Washington Avenue at Kaulton Park in the city’s West End. On hand from Chicago to do the honors were ...

Did Dinah Washington really lose it when she attended one of Aretha Franklin’s shows and heard Franklin sing one of Washington’s songs — as depicted in the new movie “Respect”?

Dinah Washington rose to fame in the 1950s and ’60s. She was a singer known for several genres including blues, jazz, and R&B. In 2021, Washington was brought to life on screen by Mary J ...

Dinah Washington packed several lifetimes into her 39years.In her book “Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington,” Nadine Cohodas captures the triumphs and tragedy of a singer who ...

Writer Nadine Cohodas celebrates the life of the Alabama-born Dinah Washington. She would have turned 80 on August 29. The crossover jazz, blues and light pop star is famous for the Grammy-winning ...

The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center is located at 620 Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa. The center will hold its grand opening this evening at 6:30 p.m. (Stephen Dethrage/al.com) ...

Jazz album: “Evil Gal: The Imperious Dinah Washington” by Dinah Washington, released in 2007 on El Records. Explore the largest collection of jazz recordings @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz ...

The biopic Respect only attempts 20 years of Franklin (Jennifer Hudson)’s life, including her friendship with Dinah Washington (Mary J. Blige), but still leaves out some fascinating moments.

In these days of photogenic warblers putting out the standards with only a negligible grasp of individuality and little in the way of interpretive skill, Dinah Washington continues to put a smile on ...