Ruth Brown
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Biography
[Edit]They called Atlantic Records "the house that Ruth built" during the 1950s, and they weren't referring to the Sultan of Swat. Ruth Brown's regal hitmaking reign from 1949 to the close of the '50s helped tremendously to establish the New York label's predominance in the R&B field. Later, the business all but forgot her — she was forced to toil as domestic help for a time — but she returned to the top, her status as a postwar R&B pioneer (and tireless advocate for the rights and royalties of her peers) recognized worldwide.
Young Ruth Weston was inspired initially by jazz chanteuses Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington. She ran away from her Portsmouth home in 1945 to hit the road with trumpeter Jimmy Brown, whom she soon married. A month with bandleader Lucky Millinder's orchestra in 1947 ended abruptly in Washington, D.C., when she was canned for delivering a round of drinks to members of the band. Cab Calloway's sister Blanche gave Ruth a gig at her Crystal Caverns nightclub and assumed a managerial role in the young singer's life. DJ Willis Conover dug Brown's act and recommended her to Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, bosses of a fledgling imprint named Atlantic. Unfortunately, Brown's debut session for the firm was delayed by a nine-month hospital stay caused by a serious auto accident en route to New York that badly injured her leg. When she finally made it to her first date in May 1949, she made up for lost time by waxing the torch ballad "So Long" (backed by guitarist Eddie Condon's band), which proved to be her first hit.
Brown's seductive vocal delivery shone incandescently on her Atlantic smashes "Teardrops in My Eyes" (an R&B chart-topper for 11 weeks in 1950), "I'll Wait for You" and "I Know" in 1951, 1952's "5-10-15 Hours" (another number one rocker), the seminal "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" in 1953, and a tender Chuck Willis-penned "Oh What a Dream," and the timely "Mambo Baby" the next year. Along the way, Frankie Laine tagged her "Miss Rhythm" during an engagement in Philly. Brown belted a series of her hits on the groundbreaking TV program Showtime at the Apollo in 1955, exhibiting delicious comic timing while trading sly one-liners with MC Willie Bryant (ironically, ex-husband Jimmy Brown was a member of the show's house band).
After an even two-dozen R&B chart appearances for Atlantic that ended in 1960 with "Don't Deceive Me" (many of them featuring hell-raising tenor sax solos by Willis "Gator" Jackson, who many mistakenly believed to be Brown's husband), Brown faded from view. After raising her two sons and working a nine-to-five job, Brown began to rebuild her musical career in the mid-'70s. Her comedic sense served her well during a TV sitcom stint co-starring with MacLean Stevenson in Hello, Larry, in a meaty role in director John Waters' 1985 sock-hop satire film Hairspray, and her 1989 Broadway starring turn in Black and Blue (which won her a Tony Award).
There were more records for Fantasy in the '80s and '90s (notably 1991's jumping Fine and Mellow), and a lengthy tenure as host of National Public Radio's Harlem Hit Parade and BluesStage. Brown's nine-year ordeal to recoup her share of royalties from all those Atlantic platters led to the formation of the nonprofit Rhythm & Blues Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping others in the same frustrating situation. In 1993 Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 1995 saw the release of her autobiography, Miss Rhythm. Brown suffered a heart attack and stroke following surgery in October 2006 and never fully recovered, passing on November 17, 2006.
Title: Say It Again: Ruth Brown In The 60's
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Rockin' In Rhythm - The Best of Ruth Brown
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Soul Masters: I Want to Sleep With You
Artist: Daryl Hall, Ruth Brown, Gulliver
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: Miss Rhythm - Greatest Hits and More
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: The Best of the Jazz Singers from the Groove Merchant Vaults, Vol. 4
Artist: Sarah Vaughan, Ruth Brown
Genre: Jazz
Title: Miss Rhythm: Ruth Brown
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Ms. B's Blues: Essential Recordings
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Soul & Jazz Covers Of Broadway Classics
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Old Alabama Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: American Soul Connexion (1954-1962) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: American Soul Connexion (1954-1962) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The London American Story Vol. 1
Genre: Country Folk , Pop, Pop Rock
Title: The London American Story Vol. 2
Genre: Country Folk , Pop, Pop Rock
Title: These Arms Of Mine - The Birth Of Southern Soul (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Vintage 50's Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Ultimate Rock`n`Roll Party (Vol. 02) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Ultimate Rock`n`Roll Party (Vol. 02) (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Atlantic Rock & Roll Series (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Overseas Rhythm & Blues Vol. 1 (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: Rhythm & Blues Attitude Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Killer B's: U. S. R&B Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sweet Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Women In Pop (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Feel That Music: Remastering Mix (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Romantic R&B Sunday (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: '50s Dance Party Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: '50s R&B Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Oldie JukeBox 50s, Vol. 9
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: RnB: Music Is My Life (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Hits Collection, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Fine, Fine Brown Sugar! (Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll 1946-1954 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: Early Deep Soul Divas 1954-1962
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Classic Soul Anthology - 50 Original Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 Greatest Female Songs (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Pop
Title: Remembering Elvis: 25 Unforgettable Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Great American Songbooks: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z ·, Vol. 23
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The 1959 R&B Hits Collection (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The R&B No. 1s Of The '40s (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Deep Rhythm & Blues (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Walk On By: The Greatest Songs Of Burt Bacharach
Genre: Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Soul Ladies 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 49)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 71)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 57)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 58)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 60)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 62)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 42)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 41)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 63)
Genre: Pop
Title: American Pop Classics The 50's
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: City of Dreams: A Collection of New Orleans Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: My Blueberry Nights - Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Nights In Rodanthe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lightning In a Bottle (Original Sountrack Recording)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: My Blueberry Nights (Music From the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Atlantic 60: Rhythm and Blues Jukebox
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Mickey Baker In Session: Ain't No Strain (1952-1961)
Artist: Mickey Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Doowop Originals, Volume 7 (The Singles 1953-1957)
Artist: Clyde McPhatter
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Very Best Of Clyde McPhatter 1953-62 (CD1)
Artist: Clyde McPhatter
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul