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Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as " So Long ", " Teardrops from My Eyes " and " (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean ". [5]
Ruth Brown (* 30. Januar 1928 in Portsmouth, Virginia, als Ruth Weston; † 17. November 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada) war eine der populärsten US-amerikanischen Rhythm-’n’-Blues - Sängerinnen der 1950er Jahre.
JahrTitel AlbumHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(us)Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(r&b)1949So Long Rock & Roll—R&B 4 (10 Wo.) R&B1950Teardrops from My Eyes Rock & Roll—R&B 1 (25 Wo.) R&B1951I’ll Wait for You—R&B 3 (4 Wo.) R&B1951I Know—R&B 7 (4 Wo.) R&B18. Nov. 2006 · By Jon Pareles. Nov. 18, 2006. Ruth Brown, the gutsy rhythm and blues singer whose career extended to acting and crusading for musicians’ rights, died on Friday in Las Vegas. She was 78 and...
- Jon Pareles
18. Nov. 2006 · Singer Ruth Brown, whose recordings of Teardrops in My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s, has died at the age of 78.
Vor 6 Tagen · Ruth Brown (born Jan. 12, 1928, Portsmouth, Va., U.S.—died Nov. 17, 2006, Las Vegas, Nev.) was an American singer and actress, who earned the sobriquet “Miss Rhythm” while dominating the rhythm-and-blues charts throughout the 1950s. Her success helped establish Atlantic Records (“The House That Ruth Built”) as the era’s premier ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
18. Nov. 2006 · Ruth Brown obituary: The obituary of rhythm-and-blues singer Ruth Brown in Saturday’s California section misspelled bandleader Lucky Millinder’s last name as Milliner. Subscribers are...
Heading to New York to sign her Atlantic contract, Brown was injured in a serious automobile accident and landed in the hospital for a year. Ertegun and Abramson stuck by Brown; she soon repaid their loyalty. Brown's early recordings find her jazz-inflected vocals goosed by the R&B edge of the jump bands backing her. In time Brown allowed her ...
