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Artist:
BROWN, RUTH
Title:
You Don't Know Me
Label:
DOBRE RECORDS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
DR 1041LP
Exact repro of this release from the most influential pop singer figure among Atlantic's history. This record is from her post-Atlantic '70s period, but she was an R&B pioneer and traces of that are evident on songs like "If I Were A Bell," "Skylark," "Secret Love," "Smile" and "Almost Like Being In Love." Brown's work is compiled on Vampisoul's
Black Is Brown And Brown Is Beautiful
(VAMPI 047CD).
Artist:
BROWN, RUTH
Title:
Sweet Baby of Mine/I Don't Know
Label:
POPCORN (UK)
Format:
7"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
POPC 113EP
Two popcorn A-bombs from the undisputed queen of R&B sass herself,
Miss Ruth Brown
. "Sweet Baby Of Mine" is a super-infectious swinger with a snappy, plodding riff and that classic, slick mid-'50s Atlantic production sound. Not forgetting, of course, Ruth Brown's near-unrivalled vocals. On the flip is the slower and lower ballad "I Don't Know," a blues-y lament set to cooly understated backing. This is the slightly more orchestral LP version, appearing on 45 for the first time.
Artist:
BROWN, RUTH
Title:
Black Is Brown And Brown Is Beautiful
Label:
VAMPISOUL (SPAIN)
Format:
CD
Price:
$12.00
Catalog #:
VAMPI 047CD
2012 repress, originally released in 2005.
Ruth "Miss Rhythm" Brown
was the hit-making queen from 1949 to the end of the '50s; so much so that Atlantic Records was once called "the house that Ruth built." Despite the fact that she was one of the main artists who established the New York label's predominance in the R&B field, she was later forgotten by Atlantic. However, she came back stronger than ever, emerging with a worldwide reputation as R&B pioneer and advocate for the rights of her peers. Inspired by jazz legends
Sarah Vaughan
,
Billie Holiday
and
Dinah Washington
, Brown's seductive vocal delivery delighted millions on legendary chart-toppers such as "Teardrops in My Eyes", "So Long," "Mambo Baby" and many others. Later, her sharp sense of humor lead her to a TV sitcom, a role in
John Waters
' movie
Hairspray
and a Tony Award for her starring role in
Black and Blue
at Broadway. On the aptly titled
Black is Brown and Brown is Beautiful
, originally released in 1969, she puts her strong voice to soulful covers of "Yesterday," "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (
Mayfield
) and her own songs such as "Miss Brown's Blues." This material is closer to soul than jazz, and full of joy and rhythm. Discover a truly glorious singer and R&B legend.
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