Ruth Lee Jones (born August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died December … Read Full Bio ↴Ruth Lee Jones (born August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died December 14, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by her stage name Dinah Washington and also as the Queen of the Blues, was an American Grammy award winning jazz singer best known for singing classic torch songs and her hit single What a Diff'rence a Day Makes. Her penetrating voice, excellent timing, and crystal-clear enunciation added her own distinctive style to every piece she undertook. While making extraordinary recordings in jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and light pop contexts, Washington refused to record gospel music despite her obvious talent in singing it, as she believed it wrong to mix the secular and spiritual.

Washington was born Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As she was growing up in Chicago, she played piano and directed her church choir. Later, she studied in Walter Dyett's renowned music program at DuSable High School. For a while, she split her time between performing in clubs as Dinah Washington while singing and playing piano in Salle Martin's gospel choir as Ruth Jones.

Washington began performing in 1942 and soon joined Lionel Hampton's band. In 1943, she began recording for Keynote Records and released "Evil Gal Blues", her first hit. By 1955, she had released numerous hit songs on the R&B charts, including "Baby, Get Lost", "Trouble in Mind", "You Don't Know What Love Is" (arranged by Quincy Jones), and a cover of "Cold, Cold Heart" by Hank Williams. In 1958 she made a well-received appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival.

With "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" 1959, Washington won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance; the song was her biggest hit, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The commercially driven album of the same name, with its heavily reliance on strings and wordless choruses, was slammed by jazz and blues critics as being far too commercial, not keeping with her blues roots. Despite this, the album was a huge success and Washington continued to favor more commercial, pop-oriented songs rather than traditional blues and jazz songs. She also dealt in torch songs; her rendition of The Platters' "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was well-regarded.

She was married seven times, and divorced six times while having several lovers, including Quincy Jones, her young arranger. She was known to be imperious and demanding in real life, but audiences loved her. In London she once declared, "...there is only one heaven, one earth and one queen...Queen Elizabeth is an impostor", but the crowd loved it.

Dinah Washington died from an accidental overdose of diet pills and alcohol at the age of 39 in 1963.

I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin'
Dinah Washington Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin'' by these artists:

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We have lyrics for these tracks by Dinah Washington:

'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say That…
(What Can I Say I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
07 I Could Write A Book A-B-C-D-E-F-G I never learned to spell At least, not well O…
A Bad Case of the Blues Immortal Miscellaneous A Perfect Vision Of The Rising Northl…
A Cottage For Sale A little dream castle with every dream gone Is lonely and…

A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
A Rockin If you're gonna give me good kissin' like that (what?) Honey…
A Slick Chick I'm a slick chick On a solid kick always lookin' ready Man,…
A Stranger in Town Every girl is a beautiful girl, When you're a stranger in…
A Stranger On Earth Some fools don't know what's right from wrong But somehow th…
A Sunday Kind Of Love I want a Sunday kind of love A love to last,…
After I Say I I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
After I Say I'm Sorry I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
After You've Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
After You’ve Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
Again Ooh, it's almost two And I'm sitting here wishing that…
Ain No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't My Baby I got a man that's always late Any time we have…
Ain't Nobody Business but My Own There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say That…
Ain't Nobody Home Once upon a time A long, long time ago Wherever you'd lead…
Ain't Nobody's Business But Mine There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say That…
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say That…
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do There ain't nothing I can do or nothing I can…
Ain't Nothin' Good The poets say that all who love are blind But I'm…
All of Me All of me, why not take all of me Can't you…
All Or Nothing Should I worry about you baby, or forget you were…
All or Nothing at All All or nothing at all Half a love, never appealed to…
All or Nothing Blues Should I worry about you baby, or forget you were…
Alone Alone, alone with a sky of romance above Alone, alone…
Alone Together Alone together beyond the crowd Above the world we're not t…
Am I Askin Too Much Am I asking too much when I ask you to…
Am I Blue I'm just a woman, a lonely woman Waiting on the weary…
Am I The Fool* Fool that I am, For falling in love with you. And, fool…
An Affair To Remember Our love affair is a wondrous thing That we'll rejoice in…
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine He would spend it on the ponies He would spend it…
apologize If I told a lie, if I made you cry When…
Arkansas We′re the last ones on the train Everywhere i go, everything…
Ask a Woman Who Knows He stays out every night And leaves me all alone He never…
at last If it's the last thing I do, I'll make you…
Baby Well, now, it takes more than a Robin to make…
Baby Did You Hear Ellington Duke Miscellaneous Do Nothin′ Till You Hear From M…
Baby Did You Hear Me Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and…
Baby Did You Hear? Ellington Duke Miscellaneous Do Nothin' Till You Hear From M…
Baby Get Lost Well good morning baby, hmm welcome back to town. Well good…
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Baby won't you please come home? 'Cause your daddy's all alo…
Baby You Got What It Takes Well, now, it takes more than a Robin to make…
Baby, Did You Hear Me Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and…
Baby, Get Lost Well good morning baby, hmm welcome back to town. Well good…
Back Water Blues When it rained five days And the skies turned dark at…
Bad Luck I'm used to misfortune, baby Used to the bitter end I'm us…
Bargain Day It's bargain day Wanna buy a heart? It's bargain day…
Be Fair to Me Like one more time if our love ever grows cold And…
Beggin' Mama Blues Well, I know my days are numbered And I know I'm…
Begging Mama Blues Please don't put me down daddy Cause I want you for…
Bewitched After one whole quart of brandy Like a daisy, I'm awake With…
Big Deal It wasn't quite the story she had hoped for herself Hers…
Big Long Slidin Thing I've been in every bar Been in every honky-tonk Been tryin' …
Bill All of you ladies out there turn up your radio Girls,…
Birth of the Blues Oh! They say some people long ago Were searching for a…
Black And Blue Cold empty bed, springs hard as lead Pains in my head,…
Blackwater Blues It rained five days The sky has turned black as night Oh,…
Blow Top Blues I've got bad news baby, and you're the first to…
Blue Gardenia Blue gardenia Now I'm alone with you And I am…
Blue Skies Blue skies smilin' at me Nothin' but blue skies do I…
Blues for a Day Baby, if you love me Then show me that you care Yes,…
Blues In The Night My mama done tol' me when I was in pigtails My…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Bye Bye Blues I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
Cabin In The Sky In this cloudy sky overhead now There's no guiding star I…
Call Me Irresponsible Call me irresponsible Call me unreliable Go on and throw in,…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Chewin I'm in love with a man Who's not in love with…
Chewin' Mama Blues I'm in love with a man Who's not in love with…
Chewing Woman Blues Now let me tell you, baby, ? Yes, let me tell…
Christopher Columbus Mr. Christopher Columbus Sailed the sea without a compass We…
Close To You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just l…
Cold Cold Heart I tried so hard, my dear, to show that you're…
Come on Home Baby won't you please come home? 'Cause your daddy's all alo…
Come Rain and Come Shine I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Come Rain or Come Shine I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Congratulations to Someone Congratulations to someone Someone who's happy with you I …
Coquette Hear me, why you keep fooling Little coquette, making fun of…
Crazy He Calls Me I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If…
Crazy Love Nobody knows That I am a secret spy I follow you home Carefu…
Cry Me A Rive Now you say you're lonely You cried the whole night through …
Cry Me a River (Remastered) Now you say you're lonely You cry the whole night through We…
Darn That Dream Darn that dream, I dream each night You say you love…
Daybreak Daybreak--another new day The mist on the meadow is drifting…
Destination Moon Come and take a trip in my rocket ship We'll have…
Do Nothin Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Do Nothing Do nothing till you hear from me Pay no attention to…
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Do nothing till you hear from me Pay no attention to…
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Do You Want It That Way When I looked around, I felt so low down To find…
Don I don't hurt anymore All my teardrops are dried No more walk…
Don't Come Knockin' At My Door Everybody here Comes from somewhere If they would just as …
Don't Come Runnin' Back Well, cheat on, have your fun But to your own self,…
Don't Come Running Back To Me Well, cheat on, have your fun But to your own self,…
Don't Explain Hush now--don't explain Just say you'll remain I'm glad yo…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Don't Go To Strangers Build your dreams to the stars above But when you need…
Don't Hold It Against Me Hear me, why you keep fooling Little coquette, making fun o…
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying Don't let the sun catch you cryin' Cryin' at my front…
Don't Say Nothin' At All If you can't say that you still love me Don't tell…
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Don’t Say Nothing at All If you can't say that you still love me Don't tell…
Dream Get in touch with that sundown fellow As he tiptoes across…
Drinkin' Again Ooh, it's almost two And I'm sitting here wishing that…
Drinking Again Ooh, it's almost two And I'm sitting here wishing that…
Drinking Again - 2002 Remastered Version Ooh, it's almost two Then sitting here wishing that I could…
Drown In My Own Tears It brings a tear, Into my eyes, When I begin, To realize, I'…
Early Every Morning Early every morning Early every evening too Early every morn…
Easy Living Living for you is easy living It's easy to live when…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you Come take me, you irrep…
Ev Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Everbody Loves Somebody Somebody loves me I wonder who I wonder who she can be; Som…
Every Time We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Everybody Loves My Baby Everybody loves my baby But my baby don't love nobody but…
Everybody Loves Somebody Well, everybody loves somebody sometime, Everybody falls in …
Everybody's Somebody's Fool Everybody's somebody's fool The world is the biggest school …
Everytime We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Eveybody Loves My Baby Everybody loves my baby But my baby don't love nobody but…
Evil Gal Blues I'm an evil gal, don't you bother with me Yes, I'm…
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Fast Movin' Mama If your woman wants her lovin' Yes it's plain enough to…
Fly Me to the Moon Fly me to the moon - Julie London Fly me to…
Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words) Fly me to the moon And let me play among the…
Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Fool That I Am Fool that I am, For falling in love with you. And, fool…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before you go Make…
Forgotten I know he′ll never be forgotten He was a king uncrowned I…
Funny Thing Funny thing How the raindrops All remind me of tears Funny …
Gambler's Blues I don't know what love is, but I think I…
God Bless the Child Them that's got shall have Them that's not shall lose So t…
Goes Down I want you, be around When that evening sun goes down I…
Good Morning Heartache Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning hea…
Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Green Dolphin Street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Half as Much If you loved me half as much as I love…
Harbor Lights I saw the harbor lights They only told me we were…
he He's my guy, I don't care what he does Cause he's…
He's Gone Again He′s gone again Maybe not for long, but he's gone again And…
He's My Guy He's my guy, I don't care what he does Cause he's…
Hey Good Lookin' Say, hey, good lookin' Whatcha got cookin'? How's about cook…
He’s My Guy He's my guy, I don't care what he does Cause he's…
Homeward Bound Babe I called to tell you I'm feelin' so all…

and many more tracks by Dinah Washington.

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