Miss R&B: Ruth Brown
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Ruth Brown was an influential rhythm and blues singer born in 1928 in Virginia. She was inspired by jazz singers like Sarah Vaughn and Billie Holiday. Brown was known as the "Queen of R&B" and helped establish Atlantic Records. Her songs dealt with heartbreak and ranged from slow to upbeat in tempo. Brown worked to advance the music royalty system and performed with artists like Bonnie Raitt and Redd Foxx. She helped popularize R&B and connect the genre to a wider contemporary audience.
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- 1. RUTH BROWN: A BLUES FEMALE RETHORICIAN By Untypeified
- 2. BIOGRAPHY -lived from Jan. 12, 1928 to November 17, 2006 - born in Virginia, the first of 7 children - attended a high school which was legally segregated - more interested in singing at USO shows and night clubs which played a part in her running away with a trumpeter whom she also married, Jimmy Brown - inspired by Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington - known as „The Queen of R&B‟ and Atlantinc Records was known as „The House that Ruth built‟
- 3. PERFORMANCES - performed primarily for segregated audiences in the South but was extremely popular between both black and white audiences in a time that rock and roll and rhythm and blues was both emerging - never reached financial success due to “whitewashing” - known for her teary, squeal in her voice - worked hard to reform the music royalty system - worked with many performers from Bonnie Raitt to Redd Foxx
- 4. RHETORIC - many of her songs dealt with heartbreak which resonated in her real life - very straight forward - although serious matter, her singing would range from slow and steady to upbeat despite the lyrical matter - was not traditional blues as we have seen previously but connected rather to a more contemporary audience - catapulted a new genre
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- 6. TEADROPS FROM MY EYES – RUTH BROWN
- 7. REFLECTION - What differences have you noticed between her performances? - How do you feel she has changed music and blues? - Have you noticed anything different from her music and music previous to it in the blues genre?
- 8. WORKS CITED - http://rockhall.com/inductees/ruth-brown/ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr8n50KDQQs - http://www.justsomelyrics.com/2112019/ruth-brown-teardrops-from-my- eyes-lyrics.html - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFOCudadmKs - http://www.lyricstime.com/ruth-brown-so-long-lyrics.html