Dinah Washington AKA Ruth Lee Jones Born: 29-Aug-1924 Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, AL Died: 14-Dec-1963 Location of death: Detroit, MI Cause of death: Accident - Overdose Remains: Buried, Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Singer Nationality: United States Executive summary: Queen of the Blues Mother: Alice Jones (church organist) Husband: Rafael Campos (actor) Husband: George Jenkins (musician) Husband: Eddie Chamblee (div.) Husband: Dick Lane (NFL player, m. 1963, until her death)
High School: Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL
Grammy 1959 for What a Difference a Day Makes Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Early Influence Risk Factors: Alcoholism
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Jazz on a Summer's Day (28-Mar-1960) · Herself
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