Queen.Queen Nadine Chodas Pantheon 1745 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 0375421483 $28.50 1-800-726-0600 Born Ruth Lee Jones in 1924 in Alabama, singer Dinah Washington's family moved to Chicago where she became a local gospel star at fifteen--but she didn't stop there. When she was discovered by Lionel Hampton Noun 1. Lionel Hampton - United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002) Hampton at eighteen, Dinah made her way to New York's Apollo Theatre Apollo Theatre During and after the Harlem Renaissance, a centre of African-American popular music on 125th Street in New York City's Harlem district. Built in 1914, it hosted musical performers such as Bill Robinson, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Duke and became a legend. Queen: The Life And Music Of Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the Queen of the Blues. reviews her life and music, delving into her high and low moments alike. A fine insider's guide to the real Dinah. |
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