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: Where Do We Go From Here (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal
Title: (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: Miss Rhythm: Ruth Brown
Artist: Ruth Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Collections
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Hits of 1953
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1957, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol, 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1949
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: American Roots - Blues & Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: City of Dreams: A Collection of New Orleans Music
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Somethin' Girly - Women of Nashville
Genre: Country
Title: The Rounder Records Story
Genre: Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Lost Soul Sisters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Christian Hits Of The '60s & '70s
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Apollo Theatre
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: A Night At Ronnie Scotts - Volume 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Legendery Ladies of Jazz Vol. 1 Mellow Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Queens of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legendery Female Voices of Jazz Vol. 2 Upbeat Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: You Made Me Cry
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 39
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 17
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Soul Rarities, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mambo Classics
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Smooth Operators, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: All by Yourself
Genre: Blues
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Years of the Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Oldies Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1959, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Queens of R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Cool Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic 60th: Rainy Day Refrain
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Rhythm & Blues History
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jump Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 27
Genre: Pop
Title: Girl Singers - The Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1953, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Rhythm and Blues of the 50's Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1950
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Hits of 1951, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Heritage of The Blues 1956, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
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