Albums by Ruth Brown
ALBUMYou Don't Know Me (Remastered)Ruth Brown
ALBUMEssential Recordings: Ms. B's BluesRuth Brown
ALBUMA Good Day for the BluesRuth Brown
ALBUMR+B=Ruth BrownRuth Brown
ALBUMBrown, Black & Beautiful (Remastered)Ruth Brown
ALBUMBlues On BroadwayRuth Brown
ALBUMSoftlyRuth Brown
ALBUMBlack is Brown and Brown is BeautifulRuth Brown
ALBUMMiss RhythmRuth Brown
ALBUMLate Date With Ruth BrownRuth Brown
Artist Playlists
Ruth Brown Essentials
A one-woman intersection between jazz, blues, R&B, and rock.
Artist Biography
Ruth Brown was the first great female R&B star of the 1950s, one of the crucial figures in the transition between that music and early rock & roll. She began her career on Atlantic Records in that label's infancy, and did much to establish Atlantic as the premier R&B label. Brown chalked up hit after hit between 1949 and 1955. In the ensuing years, she collaborated with noted jazz musicians and even ventured into acting (in fact she won a Tony in 1989 for her work in the show Black and Blue). Brown was deservedly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and remained active in performing and recording throughout that decade. She passed away in Las Vegas on November 17, 2006 at the age of 78.
Hometown
Portsmouth, VA, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul