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Queen : the life and music of Dinah Washington / Nadine Cohodas

Catalog Data

Author:
Cohodas, Nadine  Search this
Subject:
Washington, Dinah 1924-1963  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 559 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
2004
C2004
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
Topic:
Singers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_763310