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The Royal Blues
Dinah Washington’s music is fiery, uncompromising, and devoid of self-pity. She was a rarity among singers, male or female, in the popular music of her era: an unflinching, even merciless figure who was also sensual and musically sophisticated.
Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
by Nadine Cohodas
June 23, 2005 issue