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BCD 17542CD
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"She is not only the legendary Queen of Rhythm & Blues, she also had a baby they called Rock 'n' Roll! Her fantastic voice is genre-spanning -- here is the proof! Selected songs from Ruth Brown's career first released between 1953 and 1962 are uniquely compiled here. Included are the rare re-recordings of her classics '5-10-15 Hours' and 'Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean', which she recorded in 1958. In addition to rock songs and teenage ballads, you can also hear mambo, gospel and soul roots. Three recordings for the US Philips label in the early 1960s can be considered rarities: 'Walk With Me, Lord', 'Jim Dandy' and 'Sea Of Love'. As a bonus, there are her live recordings from the 'Rhythm And Blues Revue', never before released on CD! Of course her juke box classics are also included: 'This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'!' The 36-page color booklet includes the biography written by Chicago music journalist Bill Dahl, rare photos, illustrations and discographic information. The Queen of Rhythm and Blues: This compilation of 31 songs impressively shows the extremely interesting career of Ruth Brown. Starting in the early 1950s, when she sang her way to the top of the R&B charts with her unique voice, which already had a high recognition value at that time, and thus created a solid financial basis for her label Atlantic Records, through the time in the mid-1950s, when she easily made the transition from her rather jazzy style of rhythm and blues to rock 'n' roll and teenage ballads and to early soul sounds, gospel and twist in the early '60s. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean: The title song 'Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean' is one of Ruth Brown's greatest achievements, which she recorded several times throughout her career and which has been part of her regular live repertoire for decades."
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RB 113EP
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Back-to-back, two more sexy rhythm and blues jivers from the queen of sass, Ruth Brown. "Daddy Daddy" glides along a slinky Latin rumba beat as Ruth sings a lascivious ode to her lover. Turn it over and "I Would if I Could" is built around a more straight-ahead, pounding rhythm with horn and piano stabs contrasting nicely with Ruth Brown's high pitched vocals.
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RB 110EP
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2022 restock. Two more sexy sides from the queen of R&B sass, Ruth Brown. Here, Ruth is in a more somber mood vocally on "The Tears Keep Tumbling Down," even if the swaying, stomping backing music is still apt to set feet in motion. On the flip-side, our girl laments her poor life choices on "If I Had Any Sense," another powerful mid-tempo R&B sure shot sounding great on this loud-pressed 45.
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RB 107EP
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Two killer Latin beat R&B sides from the queen of sassy, '50s R&B, Ruth Brown. "Shine On" is a high-tempo, rollicking rumba screamer, while "Please Don't Freeze" is slower and sexier. Both sides are equally essential, however, and both sound better than ever on this loud pressing new reissue pairing.
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RB 101EP
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Two absolute classics from Atlantic's first queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown. "Mambo Baby" rode the mambo craze like few other records could, hooking you right in from the shuffling bass and piano pattern of the opening bars. And when Miss Brown joins in with her typically self-assured, sassy, squealed vocals, any resistance is futile -- this is R&B perfection. As indeed is "5-10-15 Hours" on the flip, one of Brown's signature songs, and another of the finest recordings of the 1950s.
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VAMPI 047CD
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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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