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THIS BITTER EARTHÂ BY CLYDE OTIS SUNG BY
DINAH WASHINGTON
This bitter earth
What fruit it bears
What good is love
That no one shares
And if my life is like the dust
That hides the glow of a rose
What good am I
Heaven only knows
This bitter Earth
Can it be so cold
Today you're young
Too soon your old
But while a voice
Within me cries
I'm sure someone
May answer my call
And this bitter earth
May not be so bitter after all
Dinah Washington
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| Dinah Washington | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ruth Lee Jones |
| Also known as | Queen of the Blues |
| Born | August 29, 1924 |
| Origin | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1963 (aged 39) |
| Genres | Blues, R&B, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1943 – 1963 |
| Labels | Keynote, Mercury, EmArcy, Roulette |
Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.[1] Washington was well known for singing torch songs.[2] A 40-song box set titled "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was released in 1999.
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Washington was married eight times and divorced seven times, while having several lovers, including, according to Patti Austin, Quincy Jones[3]. She had two children. Among her husbands were John Young (1942-43), George Jenkins (1949), Walter Buchanan (1950), Eddie Chamblee (1957), Raphael Campos (1957), Horatio Maillard (1959-60), Jackie Hayes (1960),
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