Ruth Brown

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  • blues
  • soul
  • rhythm and blues
  • female vocalists
  • jazz
Ruth Brown (January 30, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American R&B singer, and actress noted for bringing a popular music style to rhythm and blues in a series of hit songs for fledgling Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean." For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "The house that Ruth built." Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the eighties, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts...

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Albums

You Don't Know Me / Touch Me in the Morning (1997)
Songs of My Life (1993)
Fine and Mellow (1991)
Rock & Roll (1957)
A Good Day for the Blues
Blues On Broadway
Miss Rhythm: The Rest & More of the Best
What Color Is The Blues

Singles

Say It Again (1962)
Papa Daddy / I Don't Know (1959)
Lucky Lips / My Heart Is Breaking Over You (1957)

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