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Ruth Brown is in the enviable position of having two distinct identities. She is both an icon of Fifties R&B and a celebrated radio, theater and film star. Born in Virginia in 1928, Brown has roots that are firmly planted in late-Forties show business. After winning amateur night at Harlem's Apollo Theater in 1948, Brown was hired by the ...
18 de nov. de 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 lived in Las Vegas.
Ruth Brown. La cantante estadounidense, Ruth Alston Weston, conocida artísticamente como Ruth Brown, (Portsmouth, Virginia, 30 de enero de 1928 – Henderson, Nevada, 17 de noviembre de 2006), se crió en un hogar humilde, —su padre era estibador en los muelles de Portsmouth—, y donde la música estaba siempre presente dado que sus padres ...
Ruth Brown was one of the first artists signed by Atlantic founders Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. In the course of 10 years, Ruth Brown made the Billboard R&B charts with 24 of the more than 80 sides she recorded for Atlantic. Crooner Frankie Laine christened her “Miss Rhythm” in 1951, and that reflected her position as the preeminent R ...
Ruth Brown, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Series Performance & Interview with Robert Santelli. Chip Deffaa, Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996). Ruth Brown with Andrew Yule, Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend (New York: Donald I. Fine Books, 1996).
Ruth Brown (born on January 12, 1928, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA - died November 17, 2006, Henderson, Nevada, USA) was an American soul, blues and jazz singer. In 1948, Ahmet Ertegun signed her to Atlantic. She was married to Willis Jackson, Earl Swanson and Jimmy Brown (14). She's the aunt of Rakim. Between the years 1949 and 1955 her songs ...
Ruth Alston Weston, conocida como Ruth Brown (Portsmouth, Virginia, 30 de enero de 1928 – Henderson, Nevada, 17 de noviembre de 2006), fue una cantante estadounidense de R&B.Introdujo en el rhythm and blues un estilo de música popular a través de una serie de canciones de éxito grabadas en los años 50 para el sello discográfico Atlantic Records, fundado poco antes.
