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Dinah Washington(Mercury MG 20247)-"The Best In Blues"-LP. Tracks include-Evil Gal Blues,I Know How To Do It,Baby Get Lost,Trouble In Mind,Fat daddy,TV Is The Thing,Salty Papa Blues,New Blowtop Blues,Gambler's Blues,Don't Hold It Against Me,Long John Blues,Homeward Bound.Dinah Washington was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century -- beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste. Her principal sin, apparently, was to cultivate a distinctive vocal style that was at home in all kinds of music, be it R&B, blues, jazz, middle of the road pop -- and she probably would have made a fine gospel or country singer had she the time. Hers was a gritty, salty, high-pitched voice, marked by absolute clarity of diction and clipped, bluesy phrasing. Washington's personal life was turbulent, with seven marriages behind her, and her interpretations showed it, for she displayed a tough, totally unsentimental, yet still gripping hold on the universal subject of lost love. She has had a huge influence on R&B and jazz singers who have followed in her wake, notably Nancy Wilson, Esther Phillips, and Diane Schuur, and her music is abundantly available nowadays via the huge seven-volume series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury.The LP has been autographed on the front cover by Dinah Washington with a fountain pen in black............
......CONDITION OF VINYL,COVER AND AUTOGRAPH IS VG..............
