The Latest Breaking News from Dinah Washington

Council brawls, suspicious blood and rampant capybaras – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

Rashida Jones honours ‘genius’ father Quincy Jones days after his death

The Office star was one of the Grammy-winning producer’s seven children

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024

Oprah Winfrey says music titan Quincy Jones’ heart was ‘so filled with love’

Stars of The Colour Purple, which was scored and co-produced by Jones, have paid tribute to his talent.

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

Strictly Come Dancing live: Paul Merson’s Vindaloo nightmare leaves fans divided over week one dance

The pressure is on as celebrity contestants perform live for the first time this season

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024

Marlena Shaw obituary

American soul and jazz singer best known for California Soul, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy and Go Away Little Boy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

Tony Bennett once shared the words he told Amy Winehouse that ‘changed her life’

Pair collaborated in 2011 on ‘Body and Soul’, Winehouse’s last recording before her death

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Twitter queen Dionne Warwick discusses music, singing with Chance the Rapper and chiding Snoop Dogg

Before she became one of the biggest-selling female solo artists of the 20th century, Dionne Warwick was a teenaged piano major who earned tuition money as a background singer on records by The Drifters, Dinah Washington, Brook Benton, Solomon Burke and other vocal greats.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022