Rock Roll

Description

Ruth Brown was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known 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 50s, 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 (alluding to the popular nickname for Old Yankee Stadium).

In Browns first audition, in 1949, she sang So Long, which ended up becoming a hit. This was followed by Teardrops from My Eyes in 1950. Written by Rudy Toombs, it was the first upbeat major hit for Brown. It was Billboards R&B number one for 11 weeks. The hit earned her the nickname Miss Rhythm and within a few months Brown became the acknowledged queen of R&B.

Ruth Brown Rock & Roll is an album featuring tracks recorded between 1949 and 1956.