Usually, they point to the roughly 50 billion (mostly plastic) bottles we throw away every year. The International Bottled Water Association, ever sensitive to criticism that it's wasting precious resources, has commissioned its first ever study to figure out how much water goes into producing one liter.
While Dinah Jane is serious about her music career, she is still a 13-year-old girl who enjoys the same things as any other young adolescent. âI love playing volleyball and hanging out with my brothers and sisters!â she exclaimed.
At the age of 18, Washington joined Lionel Hamptonâs band and a year later she also signed with Keynote Records, releasing her first hit âEvil Gal Bluesâ under the name Dinah Washington.ashingtonâs penetrating and heartfelt voice ensured her success and, having moved to Mercury Records in 1948, she enjoyed a string of hits of the R&B charts, including âBaby Get Lostâ (No. 1, 1949) and âTrouble in Mindâ (No. 4, 1952).