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Dinah Washington
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She chose and imposed
Quincy Jones
as her musical arranger, when he was not yet a name in the music industry.
Married seven times.
Her name was changed to Dinah Washington by
Lionel Hampton
.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987.
Was godmother to singer
Patti Austin
.
Was one of the performers featured on a set of stamps of rock and blues legends issued by the U.S. Postal Service in June 1993.
Her two sons were George and Robert (Bobby).
One short-lived marriage was to Walter Buchanan, a bassist for
Arnett Cobb
.
One of her many husbands was George Jenkins, a one-time drummer in
Lionel Hampton
's band.
She was a progressive Democrat who strongly supported the presidency of
John F. Kennedy
.
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 (under the category Early Influence).
Ranked #48 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
In October 2013, her recording of "Romance In The Dark" was used in a TV advertisement for Guinness Brewers.
She was portrayed by Mary J. Blige in the film Respect.
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