[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 144 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 144
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 13, 2004
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that Dinah Washington should be
recognized for her achievements as one of the most talented vocalists
in American popular music history.
Whereas Dinah Washington was born in August 1924;
Whereas Dinah Washington was a singer and performer whose early influence and
focus was gospel music and spirituals, and who first toured the Nation
to perform in 1940;
Whereas Dinah Washington was hired to sing with Lionel Hampton's big band in
1943, and through this exposure gained her first recording contract;
Whereas Dinah Washington was recording with jazz stars and leaders in the
industry by 1948, and was a full-fledged pop music star by the late
1950s after recording the ballad, ``What a Difference a Day Makes'';
Whereas Dinah Washington recorded in jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, and pop, and
was considered a preeminent figure and enormously gifted vocalist in
each; and
Whereas Dinah Washington died on December 14, 1963, after dominating the charts
in the late 1940s and 1950s, and by today's measures would have been
considered a tremendous crossover superstar: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that Dinah Washington should be
recognized for her versatility, remarkable musical talent, and for
influence on female vocalists in jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, pop,
and gospel.
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2004.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.