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Born: 12 January 1928 Died: 17 November 2006
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Performers
(174 items)list by tartan_skirt
Published 16 years, 7 months ago 
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Music...Soul Artists/Groups of Yesterday
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Published 11 years, 2 months ago
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If There's a Rock 'n' Roll Heaven...
(188 items)list by jeffpsych
Published 11 years, 11 months ago
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Published 3 years, 4 months ago
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Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known 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 Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium).
Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 19
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1. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
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2. Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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5. Charlie Rose
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1. Hairspray (1988)
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2. Hairspray (1988)
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3. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
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4. Under the Rainbow (1981)
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2. Fresh at Home (2005)
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3. Ladybug, Ladybug (Picture Puffins) (1992)
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4. The Big Sneeze (2010)
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Onion Jack added this to a list 3 years, 3 months ago
Greatest Female Singers (100 person items)"► ► ► 28 ◄ ◄ ◄POINTSRUTH BROWNQUEEN OF R&B 5-10-15 Hours (1952) Teardrops from My Eyes (1950) (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953) Oh, What a Dream (1954) Mambo Baby (1954)"
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (420 music items)"CLASS OF 1993PERFORMERSRUTH BROWN● R&B ● SOUL ● JAZZ ● BLUES ●● DOO-WOP ● GOSPEL ● FUNK ●RUTH ALSTON WESTON Born: 12 January 1928 Died: 17 November 2006 KEY SONGS(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953)- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'"
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Tribute...We miss you...Patriarchs of Hollywood (266 person items)
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Classic Voices (17 person items)
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VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll (110 person items)