Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington. A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eighteen, and for the rest of her life was on the road, playing clubs, or singing in the studio--making music one way or another. Dinah's tart and heartfelt voice quickly became her trademark; she was a distinctive stylist, crossing over from the "race" music category to the pop and jazz charts. Known in her day as Queen of the ...
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Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington. A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eighteen, and for the rest of her life was on the road, playing clubs, or singing in the studio--making music one way or another. Dinah's tart and heartfelt voice quickly became her trademark; she was a distinctive stylist, crossing over from the "race" music category to the pop and jazz charts. Known in her day as Queen of the Blues and Queen of the Juke Boxes, Dinah was regarded as that rare "first take" artist, her studio recordings reflecting the same passionate energy she brought to the stage. As Nadine Cohodas shows us, Dinah suffered her share of heartbreak in her personal life, but she thrived on the growing audience response that greeted her signature tunes: "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," "Evil Gal Blues," and "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)," with Brook Benton. She made every song she sand her own. Dinah lives large in these pages, with her seven marriages; her penchant for clothes, cars, furs, and diets; and her famously feisty personality--testy one moment and generous the next. This biography, meticulously researched and gracefully written, is the first to draw on extensive interviews with family members and newly discovered documents. It is a revelation of Dinah's work and her life. Cohodas captures the Queen in all her contradictions, and we hear in this book the voice of a natural star, born to entertain and to be loved.
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Very good. Moderate amount of shelfwear, pages slightly marked around textblock but clean and bright inside. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 559 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Dinah Washington sang pop, jazz, R&B, and gospel, but post of all she sang the blues--"Maybe I'm a Fool" and "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Muddy Water" and (of course) "What a Difference a Day Makes" and countless others--all in a distinctive a honey-and-vinegar voice that made everything she sang unmistakably her own. Dubbed both the Queen of the Blues and the Queen of the Juke Box, Dinah Washington had a short life, but a supremely eventful one, packed with songs, shows, lovers, and husbands. Controversial to the critics of her time, vastly influential to the next generation of singers, Washington will always be remembered for a life that was, first and foremost, music. **If you have any queries about this book, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@ravenbooks. ie**
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 559 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. clean and tight, some very minor shelf wear. name in ink on ffep.
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Very good in very good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; NOT an ex library book. 559 pages including the index. Dust jacket has some rubbing, no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
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