Roots of R&B: Singer Ruth Brown
Roots of R&B: Singer Ruth Brown
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Ruth Brown: The Queen of R&B Before Aretha, before Etta, there was Ruth Brown—the original Queen of R&B. With a voice that could shake the rafters and a style that mixed gospel, blues, and swing, Ruth Brown didn’t just sing—she commanded the stage. She was a powerhouse in the 1950s, defining the sound of Atlantic Records, which became known as “The House That Ruth Built” because of her massive success. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1928, Ruth’s career started in clubs, but she didn’t stay sma
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🎤 Ruth Brown Brings the Blues with a Wink and a Wail 🎤 Before Aretha was the Queen of Soul, Ruth Brown was already wearing the crown at Atlantic Records—and this performance of “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” is pure rhythm and sass from the woman who helped lay the foundation of R&B. Released in 1953, the song became Ruth Brown’s biggest hit, climbing to the top of the R&B charts and crossing over to the pop audience at a time when that was no small feat. With its punchy beat, playful de
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Ruth Brown was one of my earliest inspirations to sing what we like to call “blues”…When she recorded this song it was only called a “race record”, and all agreed it was just rocking good music…which is what I aim to create and perform daily regardless of the “genre”. Neverless, Ms. Ruth’s stage presence, facial expressions, and commitment to telling a good story, makes you smile and incites the raw emotion to beat up the mean man she’s telling her mama about at the same time…that’s good music.
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