Arts Music & Culture 'Fresh Air' marks the centennial of the 'Queen of Blues' Dinah Washington 10:16am August 29, 2024 Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Washington, who died in 1963, was born in Alabama and got her start singing in church. Throughout her relatively short, two-decade career, she boasted — and proved — that she could sing anything. 300x250 Ad More Fresh Air National Fresh Air Weekend: America's 'pronatalist' movement; Daria Burke on overcoming trauma Arts 'The Wager' chronicles shipwreck, mutiny and murder at the tip of South America 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate