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'Fresh Air' marks the centennial of the 'Queen of Blues' Dinah Washington

By Kevin Whitehead
Published August 29, 2024 at 9:16 AM CDT

Washington, who died in 1963, was born in Alabama and got her start singing in church. Throughout her relatively short, two-decade career, she boasted — and proved — that she could sing anything.

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Kevin Whitehead
Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Currently he reviews for The Audio Beat and Point of Departure.
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