Dinah Washington (
29 août 1924 –
14 décembre 1963) était une chanteuse américaine de
Blues,
Jazz et
Gospel. Sa voix puissante et remplie d'émotion la fit surnommer
Queen of the Blues (« reine du blues »). Au milieu des
Années 1950, la qualité de son chant et de ses interprétations, associée à un exceptionnel sens musical, séduisent de nombreux musiciens de jazz, parmi lesquels l’arrangeur
Quincy Jones, les trompettistes
Clifford Brown et
Clark Terry, le saxophoniste
Ben Webster ou encore le batteur
Max Roach.
Discographie
Hit singles
| Année | Single | US R&B Singles | US Pop Singles | Album | |
| 1955 | "I Concentrate On You" | #11 | - | The Complete Dinah Washington | |
| 1955 | "If It's the Last Thing I Do" | #13 | - | In Love | |
| 1955 | "That's All I Want From You" | #8 | - | 50 Greatest Hits | |
| 1955 | "You Might Have Told Me" | #14 | - | 50 Greatest Hits | |
| 1956 | "I'm Lost Without You Tonight" | #13 | - | 50 Greatest Hits | |
| 1956 | "Soft Winds" | #13 | - | 50 Greatest Hits | |
| 1958 | "Make Me a Present of You" | #27 | - | Dinah! | |
| 1959 | "Unforgettable" | #15 | #17 | The Complete Dinah Washingoton | |
| 1959 | "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" | #4 | #8 | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes | |
| 1960 | "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" | #1 | #5 | Two of Us | |
| 1960 | "Love Walked In" | #16 | #30 | Two of Us | |
| 1960 | "This Bitter Earth" | #1 | #24 | Golden Hits | |
| 1960 | "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)" | #1 | #7 | Two of Us | |
| 1961 | "September In the Rain" | #5 | #23 | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | |
| 1962 | "Cold, Cold Heart" | - | #96 | The Ultimate Dinah Washington | |
| 1962 | "Where Are You?" | - | #36 | Dinah '62 | |
| 1962 | "You're a Sweetheart" | - | #98 | In Love | |
| 1962 | "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" | - | #87 | Dinah '62 | |