"The Late Miss D" tonight on Night Lights

[ghost of miles]

This week on Night Lights it's "The Late Miss D," a program devoted to the 1962-63 Roulette recordings of Dinah Washington, who died at the age of 38 in 1963. Washington's Roulette period offers a mix of ballads with strings, blues, pop, and big-band jazz; although often overshadowed by her long stay on Mercury (1946-61), this last chapter in the career of a legendary singer shows her maintaining the same high standards of soulful performance. The program airs on WFIU at 11:05 p.m. Saturday night (8:05 California time, 10:05 Chicago time); you can listen live, or in the Night Lights archives, where it will be posted Monday afternoon.

Next week: "Even White Girls Get the Blues," a program devoted to 1950s blues concept LPs by Lee Wiley, Julie London, Jo Stafford, and Dinah Shore.

Edited March 5, 2005 by ghost of miles

[makpjazz57]

Thanks for the "heads up." I've done a cut/paste of your posting to the Songbirds newsgroup - a newsgroup focusing on jazz/pop vocalists.

Marla

[ghost of miles]

Thanks for doing that, Marla.

"The Late Miss D" is now archived. I should have the playlist up in another hour or so.

[ghost of miles]

This program is re-airing tonight and is already archived (drop down to the March 5, 2005 listing).

Next week: "Electrifying: Miles Davis at the Cellar Door."