Brown, Ruth

Ruth Brown
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Name	Brown, Ruth Gender: F
Birthname	Ruth Alston Weston
born on	12 January 1928 at 15:30 (= 3:30 PM )
Place	Portsmouth, Virginia, 36n50, 76w18
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A Collector: Palmer
Astrology data	21°25' 29°05 Asc. 01°09'

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Ruth Brown (1996)
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Biography

American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of R&B" and nicknamed "Miss Rhythm," she was a runaway success of rhythm and blues over one hundred records.

Singing in the church choir from the age of six, her voice dominated and led her into clubs and bars. After Brown was discovered and signed to a record company, her career took off.

Brown's runaway hits in the '50s included "Teardrops From my Eyes" and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean." She appeared in the film Hairspray (1988) and hosted a radio series.

By 1961, her style was no longer popular and she faded into obscurity in Long Island with her third husband. After they separated, she went through a time period when she drove a bus and cleaned houses to support herself. In 1977, she began a comeback through a few minor singing gigs. In 1985, the production of Black and Blue for nine months in Paris started her on the road to professionalism again. Brown won a Grammy for the album, the show was wildly popular and her come-back included a Tony Award in 1989. She found that success was sweeter the second time around.

Brown died in a Las Vegas–area hospital on 17 November 2006 at age 78 from complications following a heart attack and stroke she suffered after surgery in the previous month. She was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• associate relationship with Davis, Spanky (born 6 March 1943). Notes: Music collaborators

Events

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1935 (First started singing, age six)

• Relationship : Marriage 1947 (First marriage, Jimmy Brown)

• Work : Lose social status 1961 (Career started fading)

• Work : Begin Major Project 1977 (Started to get her singing back with performances)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Black and Blue)

• Work : Gain social status 1988 (High popularity)

• Work : Prize 1989 (Tony award for "Black and Blue")

• Work : Prize 1993 (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

• Death by Disease 17 November 2006 (After a heart attack and stroke, age 78)
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Source Notes

Lynne Palmer quotes her.

Categories

• Traits : Body : Race (Black)

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke

• Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces (Three)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Three)

• Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work (Tours)

• Lifestyle : Financial : Extreme ups and downs

• Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress

• Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (Legitimate theater in the '50s)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Night Club/ Vaudeville (Club act)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Piano, keyboards)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.

• Vocation : Travel : Crew/ Ship, Train, Bus (Bus driver)

• Vocation : Misc. : Cleaning service (Housecleaning)

• Notable : Awards : Grammy

• Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Rock and Roll)

• Notable : Awards : Tony (1989)

• Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women