Ruth Brown ‎– Along Comes Ruth - 1962- Rock, Pop , Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll (Very Rare Vinyl) Near Mint

Ruth Brown ‎– Along Comes Ruth - 1962- Rock, Pop , Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll (Very Rare Vinyl) Near Mint

Near Mint - slight ring wear on back cover - so close to mint - *R1

Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928^[2][3][4] – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean".^[5] For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built"^[6][7] (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium).^[8] Brown was a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.^[9]Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award.^[10][11] Brown was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.^[12] In 2017, Brown was inducted into National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.^[13] She is also the aunt to legendary hip hop MC Rakim.