Ruth Lee Jones

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Ruth Lee Jones, better known as Dinah Washington, was a celebrated American jazz and blues singer renowned for her powerful voice and emotive interpretations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1963 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Queen of the Blues ⓘ
Queen of the Jukeboxes ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance ⓘ
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath accidental barbiturate poisoning ⓘ
drug overdose ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-08-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1963-12-14 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Jones ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
givenName Ruth ⓘ
influenced Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Dionne Warwick ⓘ
Nancy Wilson ⓘ
influencedBy Billie Holiday ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
notableWork Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes ⓘ
Teach Me Tonight ⓘ
This Bitter Earth ⓘ
Unforgettable ⓘ
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States ⓘ
linked to: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
recordLabel EmArcy Records ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
stageName Dinah Washington ⓘ

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Dinah Washington → birthName → Ruth Lee Jones ⓘ