Ruth Brown

About

Ruth Alston Brown was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the “Queen of R&B”. She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for 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”. Brown was a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Albums/Songs:

• A Good Day for the Blues
• Gospel Time
• Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
• Brown Sugar
• The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones · Mel Lewis
• Miss Rhythm (Greatest Hits and More)
• Brown, Black & Beautiful
• R+B = Ruth Brown
• Miss Rhythm: The Rest & More of the Best
• Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean and Other Hits
• Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Ruth Brown 1951-1953
• Late Date With Ruth Brown
• Rockin’ With Ruth
• Songs of My Life
• Fine and Mellow
• You Don’t Know Me / Touch Me in the Morning
• Rockin’ in Rhythm: The Best of Ruth Brown
• Miss Rhythm
• Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Ruth Brown 1949-1950
• Black Is Brown and Brown Is Beautiful
• ’65
• Teardrops From My Eyes
• Ruth Brown
• Blues on Broadway
• What Color Is the Blues

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