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Ruth Brown
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Actor Born: January 12, 1928 in Portsmouth, VA Death: November 17, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV Biography:Born Ruth Weston in Portsmouth, NA, on January 12, 1928, the legendary R&B belter Ruth Brown cultivated her vocal skills during church services as a tyke, then established herself as a commercial vocalist in the early '50s, under contract to Atlantic Records. As an Atlantic artist, Brown churned out such rhythm & blues staples as "5-10-15 Hours," "So Long," and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean," almost single-handedly laying the foundation for contemporary blues-rock and for rock & roll per se (and imparting to that label the moniker "The House that Ruth Built").
Brown's string of Atlantic hits dried up by 1960, but the occasional Brown LPs continued to appear, including 1962's Gospel Time, 1964's Ruth Brown '65, 1968's Fine Brown Frame, and 1969's Black Is Brown and Brown Is Beautiful. Brown more or less disappeared for the duration of the '70s (with a 9-to-5 job outside of the entertainment... Full Biography
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