During the pandemic shutdown, a pair of Colorado artists created a cabaret show about legendary R&B singer Ruth Brown. Now, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has helped them develop it into a ...

(Courtesy photo) Ruth Brown was photographed with a poster created for her 104th birthday celebration in June 2017. Her 109th birthday will be celebrated this week. One of 10 children born between ...

Years before Aretha Franklin was crowned Queen of Soul, Ruth Brown reigned as the Original Queen of R&B. She achieved a distinct style, sassy and streetwise, which made her one of the more influential ...

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.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Sheryl McCallum’s vocal delivery of this material is immaculate. What I ...

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.