Dinah Washington- Interview/"Lover Come Back To Me" 1960 [RITY Archives]

[@KiannaMoon]

Dinah's voice is so hypnotizing here. And the lady in the back is killing it on the piano!

[@brendonwashington474]

She sure was she's fantastic her fingers are just giving them keys a run for their money

[@kevinnorman2937]

The legendary Beryl Booker.

[@japlangston3472]

Thank you for the enlightenment!!!

[@jeanniesgems7662]

Her speaking voice exactly like her singing voice. Love her clear delivery of the lyrics. Her singing is magic.

[@sandydawkins4real]

I see, those people were naturally talented😁

[@kpitt1204]

Man, her voice is so clear!

[@kmt3614]

Wow! ..what a voice and the piano player, so talented! Thank you!

[@RamardoTHunt]

Pianist is Beryl Booker

[@kmt3614]

@@RamardoTHunt thank you!

[@brucescott4261]

@@RamardoTHunt ..."I'M HIP!!!"

[@emmabradford0137]

@@brucescott4261 you mean the song?

[@brucescott4261]

@@emmabradford0137 ...No. The jazz pianist!

[@MissJackieM]

Even though I was not on this earth in her prime, I LOVE me some Dinah Washington !!!!

[@luc3753]

This woman is such a good singer!

[@michaelturner4243]

Known for her crisp diction, you can hear every word clear as a musical instrument her voice was most certainly. I straight stand up singer with am exciting voice.

[@branbranshenanigans1693]

Her voice is so soothing 🥰

[@postatility9703]

Dinah's incredible life and career are a biopic just ready to be made. A huge influence on Nancy Wilson and Esther Phillips, among many others...

[@dinahwashington8113]

It's in development with the family as consultants

[@-savannah]

Her voice is so refreshing, her phrasing perfect and clear

[@lynnwright1223]

Love you 💖 mom and I miss you so!!! Thank you for playing Dinah Washington when I was a young girl brings back so many happy memories!!!!!

[@BayouBarbie504]

Ms Dinah is great, and that lady is smashing the piano in the back.

[@emmabradford0137]

she's something all right

[@RamardoTHunt]

Pianist is the late lovely Beryl Booker.

[@iveywebb]

@@RamardoTHunt Thank you for posting her name 💖.

[@diamondis4ever]

For me, Dinah is definitely the GOAT! I just love her.

[@diamondis4ever]

@@monicabella7894 girl go find you some business. Clearly I said, FOR ME! go get you a cat or something to argue with.

[@DavidDiCarlo]

Me too, brother!!

[@bryanhouse3644]

NO. BILLIE

[@diamondis4ever]

@@bryanhouse3644 you're right, no to billie! lol sir, how can you argue with my opinion?

[@bryanhouse3644]

@@diamondis4ever Dinah Washing was good, really good. But I entreat you to entertain MS. Hoilday again. See her documenrty, listen to songs etc, then make your decision. Im not here to argue either. But his Holiday has a flavor, and a soulfulness that Melancholy, depressed, (add expletive) that hit deep in your soul. She is an artist, a genius at bringing you into world. Without a doubt DB, no other artist can mimick a BILLIE HOLIDAY song. In fact the song we are commenting on "lover come back home to me" was orignally song by who else. Billie Holiday RANGE and sound was never matched by others. Dinah Wasington, Nina Simon, Sarah Vahn, Anita O'Day, even Deion Warwick, all had the sultry female voices. All sang GOOD songs. But Billie was a master poet like Edgar Allen POE. Please before you respond, Listen to these memorable: Melancholly hits that has stood the test of time. STRANGE FRUIT, I COVER THE WATERFRONT, My MAN, I CRIED FOR YOU, SOME OTHER SPRING, SOLITUDE, GLOOMY SUNDAY, GOD BLESS THE CHILD, THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU and finally again STRAGE FRUIT AGAIN but this time, READ what the song is all about. Why BILLIE wrote it. Her courage to write it and sing it in front of a white audience at the time she lived in. HOLLA at me.

[@thomaslombardo3401]

Love it ! Thanks for posting . The lady on the piano is Patti Bowen Who often accompanied Dinah. 💛

[@PHlophe]

refreshing to see a woman behind the piano

[@kevinnorman2937]

NO! It's Beryl Booker Listen to Dinah's introduction!!!

[@shefrombrooklyn718]

@@kevinnorman2937 she played a mean piano..

[@stevenlewis2490]

Dinah Washing had the best diction of just about any singer. You always knew what she was singing about. She died just a few years after this performance. In 1963, Aretha Franklin did a great tribute album of her work while at Columbia Records.

Thank you so much for posting. Dinah will always be one of my Favs....

[@danielmcnulty50]

love the tone of her voice.

[@rockerbyal]

Superb Dinah, my fav gal singer of all time.

[@aqilazman4061]

wow you are brighten up my day because this is what i waiting for.

[@arelie1546]

Maravillosa voz y su acompañamiento! gracias!

[@stephenvincent4989]

Wow! so very special thank you - the incomparable Ms Washington and some inspired tinkling on the ivories.

[@garyjones1287]

Those had to be the Greatest times of Lady singer's, musician's and jazz hands down period 😎

[@mbcarpe]

Beautiful.

[@dinahwashington8113]

If you are a Dinah fan, you can help by showing Hollywood there is a fan base for her still. Please follow any of her social media profiles. Instagram: @thedinahwashington, Facebook: Dinah Washington Project and Twitter: @dinahwasbiopic. The producers and Dinah's family thank you!

Omg, this is why I love youtube

[@sundarmann6167]

Wow! How did i get here?! Glad i am..👍

[@MarkWitucke]

That voice is burned into my memory before language. The smell of butter and black pepper frying onions waft in from the kitchen.

[@williamlavagna1096]

Effortless. Just musicians having fun.

[@jethrovic007]

William Lavagna magicians *

[@lullabyofsoul6024]

« Like I love her.. »

[@lionheartroar3104]

This...ROCKS. WHO is the pianist? She's amazing too!

[@karykares]

Lol true! 😂🎹 She’s just chilling and playing.

[@RamardoTHunt]

Beryl Booker

[@KoldFiyure]

OMG THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! CAN YOU UPLOAD HER SINGING COME ON HOME FROM THIS SAME THING????

[@goldie5788]

These girls are amazing 👏 😍 ❤

[@Songor35]

Here is the purest English pronunciation for ESL students

[@YvieT]

And the pianist!! Not even looking down at the keys 👌🏾 👏🏾

[@shefrombrooklyn718]

They tore that up...

[@walterricks9965]

WOW!

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Booker PLAYED that thing!

[@direfranchement]

Unfortunate about the blonde wig. Dinah was marvelous...I do think her voice suffered with her dramatic weight loss in the late 50s...it lost its luster and she lost some range, but her phrasing and elocution remained pristine.

[@tishsharay7509]

Blonde wigs were not blk women trying to be white blonde was just as fine as black it was Hollywood glam to women still is for decades it just stands out shows confidence which she embodies

[@rankingtrevor]

Wig look ridiculous on her - and yes it was an attempt to look white and be accepted, dont kid yourself "Tish". Same as men wearing "conks" back in these days. Sam cooke was one of the first black stars to embrace natural.

[@antd8259]

Dinah sounds great but what i wanna know is who the lady is playing that piano like that.. Fantastic piano solo.

[@RamardoTHunt]

Beryl Booker

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

PLAY IT!!!! 🙂

[@morrismsmith7997]

🙏

[@wagnerotoni9885]

Watch ... how far she sings from the mic.

[@kendall7086]

It looks like lip sync

[@MrPeppeRE]

what's the name of the show?

[@12tray21]

She was doing R and B lol giving me Whitney tee

[@thegiftedmarki5399]

Mrs. Beryl Booker on Piano

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Talks just like she sings

[@isisincarnated7481]

I wonder who would play her in a biopic ?

[@orrjam1]

loretta devine .

[@bensu2816]

efsaneler!!

[@yeankim690]

1:00

[@rankingtrevor]

Wig looks ridiculous on her; awful attempt to appeal to Caucasian viewership. Nat king cole did the same with the "conk". Apart from that great talent.

[@stevenlewis2490]

As the saying goes, "Blondes have more fun". I guess she wanted to be a blonde at that time. This later became a trend for a lot of Black women in the 80s and 90s.