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    Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to 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 1950s, such as " So Long ", " Teardrops from My Eyes " and " (Mama) He ...

  2. All My Life is an album by the American musician Charles Brown, released in 1990. [1] [2] It was Brown's first album for Bullseye Blues (and the first album released on the imprint), and part of a comeback effort that began with his previous release, One More for the Road.

  3. Ruth Brown was an American singer-songwriter and actress who ruled the rhythm-and-blues charts throughout the majority of the 1950s. She was also known as the “ Queen of R&B” and “Miss Rhythm,” and her success helped establish Atlantic Records as a key player in the record business.

  4. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1990 CD release of "All My Life" on Discogs.

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  5. Oct 23, 2017 · Brown was a musical pioneer — so why is her early R&B work not better known? Much of this has to do with the racial and genre segregation and sexist double-standards of the music industry.

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  6. Ruth Brown. A major pioneer of R&B in the 1950s and beyond, bore a rich and expressive singing voice. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2000s. Born. January 12, 1928 in Portsmouth, VA. Died.

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  8. John Waters, director of the 1988 film Hairspray, told Entertainment Weekly, “ Ruth Brown was a ballsy lady and an incredible singer who surprised everybody by being a great actress and a first-rate repo man for rhythm and blues singers everywhere.”. Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1928.