- Ruth Brown · 1953
- The Essentials: Ruth Brown · 1950
- The Essentials: Ruth Brown · 1949
- The Essentials: Ruth Brown · 1989
- Rockin' In Rhythm - The Best of Ruth Brown · 1996
- 100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits - The Very Best Classic Blues Collection · 2006
- The Essentials: Ruth Brown · 1989
- Miss Rhythm - Greatest Hits and More · 1955
- Ruth Brown · 1955
- Late Date With Ruth Brown · 1959
- Benny Carter Songbook, Vol. II · 1996
- Blues Summit · 1993
- Miss Rhythm - Greatest Hits and More · 1951
Albums
Artist Playlists
- A one-woman intersection between jazz, blues, R&B and rock.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
Appears On
About Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown was the first great female R&B star of the 1950s, one of the crucial figures in the transition between that music and early rock & roll. She began her career on Atlantic Records in that label's infancy, and did much to establish Atlantic as the premier R&B label. Brown chalked up hit after hit between 1949 and 1955. In the ensuing years, she collaborated with noted jazz musicians and even ventured into acting (in fact she won a Tony in 1989 for her work in the show Black and Blue). Brown was deservedly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and remained active in performing and recording throughout that decade. She passed away in Las Vegas on November 17, 2006 at the age of 78.
- HOMETOWN
- Portsmouth, VA, United States
- BORN
- 30 January 1928
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul