Dinah was the mother of one son.
Dinah chose and imposed Quincy Jones as her musical arranger, when he was not yet a name in the music industry.
Dinah was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987.
Dinah was one of the performers featured on a set of stamps of Rock and Blues legends issued by the U.S. Postal Service in June 1993.
Dinah was married a total of seven times.