Dinah Washington / Max Richter - This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones, was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues" Original single "This Bitter Earth" by Dinah Washington is from 1960. Born: August 29, 1924 Origin: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. Died: December 14, 1963 (aged 39) I Uploaded and subtitled this modern cover of the song in trying to get close young people around the world with this great artist. *All respect for ''The Queen of the Blues''.