| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 559 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-529) and index. |
| Contents |
Tuscaloosa, 1900-1928 -- Lift every voice, 1929-July 1942 -- Is there anyone finer? -- August-December 1942 -- The "find" of the year, January-July 1943 -- I know how to do it, August 1943-November 1945 -- Stairway to a star, December 1945-December 1974 -- Queen of the juke boxes, 1948-1949 -- No time for tears, 1950-1951 -- Keter, Wynton, and Jimmy, 1952 -- Love for sale, 1953 -- Dinah Jams, 1954 -- Much more than a blues singer, 1955 -- "Hot, fresh and invigorating," 1956 -- "You've got to lay it on charisma," 1957 -- "Ah, I got you," 1958 -- What a diff'rence a day makes, 1959 -- Baby, you've got what it takes, 1960 -- September in the rain, 1961 -- Roulette wheel, 1962 -- For all we know, January-November 1963 -- "Move me a little higher," December 1963 -- Long live the queen. |
| Subject |
Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Life and music of Dinah Washington |
| ISBN |
0375421482 |
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0375421483 |
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