Wow--Dinah Washington is badass. Another artist I had evangelized to me before I was ready to listen (like Bob Feingold with the Velvet Underground--and Hendrix)--by Don Rawley, the only semi-openly gay guy I knew in high school. He did have pretty good ears. (He also liked Billie Holiday.) This music makes me want to turn the lights down, pour a big glass of cheap whiskey, and light up an unfiltered cigarette. (I'd have to start smoking...)