Ruth Brown

Age: 78 (passed away Nov. 17th, 2006)
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Birth Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Born: Jan. 30th, 1928

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Ruth Brown's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Checking In	Betty

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Blanche Calloway, 'Cab Calloway' (qv)'s sister, and also a bandleader, arranged a gig for Ruth at a Washington nightclub called Crystal Caverns and soon became her manager.
Some of her better known hits: "So Long" (1949); "Teardrops from My Eyes" (1950) (one of her biggest that earned her the name "Miss Rhythm"), "I'll Wait for You" (1951); "I Know" (1951); "5-10-15 Hours" (1953); "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (1953); "Oh What a Dream" (1954); "Mambo Baby" (1954); and "Don't Deceive Me" (1960).
Won Broadway's 1989 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Black and Blue," a performance she recreated in the television version of the same title, _Black and Blue (1993) (TV)_ (qv).
She had a Top 25 hit on the US Pop charts in 1957 - 'Lucky Lips' on Atlantic Records.
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
A small-town Southern girl, she first started singing in churches and segregated USO shows.
Aunt of rapper Rakim.
Ranked #60 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

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