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Baby Washington

[b]For songwriting or vocal performances crediting "Justine Washington" or "J. Washington" please use [a=Justine Washington].[/b] Soul vocalist born November 13, 1940 in Bamberg, South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York. In 1956, she joined the vocal group The Hearts, becoming a solo artist the following year, initially recording on Donald Shaw's [l81554] and scoring two hits in 1959: "The Time" (U.S. R&B Top 30) and "The Bells" (U.S. R&B Top 20), and "Nobody Cares" (U.S. R&B Top 20) in 1961. Washington moved to [a=Juggy Murray Jones]'s [l607] in 1962, scoring her only entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 with 1963's "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (1963). Washington is still active as a live performer, appearing several times a year on the East Coast.