As a child, Chicago jazz singer Dee Alexander learned to love the music of Dinah Washington, which her mother liked to play on Sundays as she did the ironing. Credit: Raymond Mays Dinah Washington was ...

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 ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Washington, who died in 1963, was born in Alabama and got her start singing in church. Throughout her ...

As Black Theatre Troupe deserts its longtime home, the dilapidated downtown Helen K. Mason Center, for the polished Herberger Stage West, the 33-year-old company has found a marketing niche. Dinah Was ...

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*Ledisi is paying homage to one of her greatest inspirations with the release of her new album, “For Dinah,” available now through Listen Back Entertainment and Candid Records. Co-produced by Ledisi ...

At the LA Phil, Ledisi paid homage to Dinah Washington, putting her own spin on classic hits and debuting her new album, 'For Dinah.' Ledisi celebrated her Dinah Washington tribute album with a ...

Washington, who died in 1963, was born in Alabama and got her start singing in church. Throughout her relatively short, two-decade career, she boasted — and proved — that she could sing anything.

Washington, who died in 1963, was born in Alabama and got her start singing in church. Throughout her relatively short, two-decade career, she boasted — and proved — that she could sing anything. KUOW ...