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Artist Song Album Label Comments
Dinah Washington o/ Lionel Hampton Evil Gal Blues First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve Happy birthday Dinah Washington! rec. 1943 this was her first recording & also her first hit
Dinah Washington o/ Lionel Hampton Blow Top Blues The Queen Sings Proper UK rec 1945 Washington was only with Hampton for 2 years. She was frustrated because Hampton was the star, she only sang the songs her assigned her her. She wanted more creative control
Dinah Washington Am I Asking Too Much Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Mercury rec 1947
DInah Washington Ain't Misbehavin' Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Mercury rec 1947 when Washington first began singing in Chicago in the early 1940s she sometimes performed at the same clubs as Fats Waller, of course he was much more famous then
Dinah Washington West Side Baby The Queen Sings Proper UK rec 1948
Dinah Washington Baby, Get Lost Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Mercury rec 1949
Dinah Washington I Wanna Be Loved First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1950
Dinah Washington Cold, Cold Heart The Queen Sings Proper UK rec 1951 originally a Hank Williams song
Dinah Washington Wheel of Fortune First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1952
Dinah Washington Trouble in Mind FIrst Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1952
Dinah Washington TV Is the Thing This Year First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1953 this was a throwback to the "dirty blues" songs Washington recorded early in her career, and was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence
Dinah Washington with Max Roach Quintet You Go to My Head Dinah Jams Emarcy rec 1954 live performance
Dinah Washington with Max Roach Quintet I've Got You Under My Skin Dinah Jams Emarcy rec 1954 this was the first Dinah Washington song I ever heard, was why I got into this music & thus a big part of why I host this show
Dinah Washington Bye Bye Blues After Hours With Miss D Emarcy rec 1954
Dinah Washington Love for Sale After Hours With Miss D Emarcy rec 1954
Dinah Washington Teach Me Tonight First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1954
Dinah Washington Willow Weep for Me 'Round Midnight
Dinah Washington o/ Quincy Jones Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? The Swingin' Miss 'D' Emarcy rec 1956
Dinah Washington o/ Hal Mooney Our Love Is Here to Stay Dinah Washington In the Land of Hi-Fi Emarcy rec 1956
Dinah Washington o/ Hal Mooney I've Got a Crush On You Dinah Washington In the Land of Hi-Fi Emarcy rec 1956
Dinah Washington All of Me Jazz on a Summer's Day Soundtrack Factory rec 1958 live at the Newport Jazz Festival
Dinah Washington What a Difference a Day Makes First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1959 Washington's biggest hit song
Dinah Washington Unforgettable 'Round Midnight rec 1959 from '59-'61 Washington was a pop music powerhouse, recording a string of hits
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton Baby (You've Got What It Takes) A Rockin' Good Way Mercury rec 1959
Dinah Washington This Bitter Earth First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1960
Dinah Washington Mad About the Boy First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1961
Dinah Washington September In the Rain First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story Verve rec 1961 Washington's last big pop hit
Dinah Washington The Man that Got Away The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1962
Dinah Washington There I Go The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1962
DInah Washington Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1962
Dinah Washington No One Man The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1963
Dinah Washington I Wanna Be Around The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1963
Dinah Washington Let Me Be the First to Know The Complete Roulette Collection rec 1963 Washington tragically died in Dec. 1963 of an overdose of prescription drugs, she was 39 years old