This is a tribute page to wonderful Ruth Brown.
Ruth Brown was the original queen of R&B. Born January 12, 1928, Ruth Alston Weston in Portsmouth, Virginia, Brown brought a popular music style to rhythm and blues in a series of hit songs for fledgling Atlantic Records in the 1950s.
Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the eighties, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original soundtrack won a Grammy Award.
Ruth Brown died in a Las Vegas-area hospital on November 17, 2006, from complications following a heart attack and stroke she suffered after surgery in October 2006.
Ruth Brown will always remail the queen of the R&B in the heart of her fans!
We love you Ruth Brown.
