But I've seen the music be so effective long time before that. GROSS: We're listening back to my 1997 interview with Ruth Brown. We'll hear more of it after a break. This is FRESH AIR. (SOUNDBITE OF ...
Ruth Brown was a trailblazer, a singer whose run of hits in the ’50s included "I Don't Know" and "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean." Decades later, she won Tony and Grammy awards. She starred as ...
Brown started out in the '40s and influenced a host of singers, including Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. Her hits include "Teardrops from My Eyes." She died in 2006. Originally broadcast in 1997.
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we continue our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll with the late R&B singer Ruth Brown. She was one of Atlantic Records' first hitmakers.
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