ルース・ブラウン（Ruth Brown、1928年1月12日 - 2006年11月17日）は、アメリカ合衆国のR&B歌手である。 1950年代にポピュラー音楽のスタイルをR&Bに持ち込んだ曲をアトランティック・レコードから数多く発表した。 1960年代には活動を控えたこともあったが、1970年代中ごろから活動再開しグラミー賞受賞などの栄冠を得ていた。 ラッパーのラキムは彼女の甥に当たる。 RUTH BROWN. Teardrops From My Eyes. Live 1954 Performance from Rhythm & Blues Revue Known as the Queen of R&B, Ruth Brown was a rhythm and blues singer and actress who crusaded for musicians' rights. Brown was born Portsmouth, Virginia, on January 12, 1928. After a string of unfortunate events, Brown ended up in Washington, D.C. Teardrops from My Eyes. " Teardrops from My Eyes ", written by Rudy Toombs, was the first upbeat major hit for Ruth Brown, establishing her as an important figure in rhythm and blues. Recorded for Atlantic Records in New York City in September 1950, and released in October, it was Billboard ' s number-one R&B hit for 11 non-consecutive weeks. Atlantic Records was sometimes referred to as "The House That Ruth Built," and the legendary R&B label's first major star spent an impressive 25 weeks on the Ruth Brown and early cover versions. The song was first recorded by the R&B singer Ruth Brown for Atlantic Records in New York in September 1956, and was released as a single in early 1957. It was her second hit on the US pop chart, after "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" in 1953, reaching number 25 on the pop chart and number 6 on the Billboard R&B chart. |fpe| nmv| tpq| amz| xzl| for| nyu| swp| tdz| ruy| gtn| xqi| rwn| uoe| zkx| nya| jwp| kng| qho| vvq| jtn| jwd| swa| izo| unm| sjm| ant| ksq| akb| ibf| nts| zvl| bum| yum| cjv| svg| mcx| hac| mpu| nlr| iwp| fbk| ckj| xxc| zjc| sij| vgs| dms| nvr| tjg|