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Ruth Brown

1928 - 2006

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Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to 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". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Brown has received more than 859,337 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ruth Brown is the 5,255th most popular actor (down from 4,476th in 2019), the 7,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,690th in 2019) and the 2,374th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

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  • 46.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruth Brown ranks 5,255 out of 13,578. Before her are Peta Wilson, John Billingsley, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Ken Curtis, Shin-ichiro Miki, and Kenneth More. After her are Zeenat Aman, Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Lane, Tom Kenny, Eric Andre, and Ola Rapace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Ruth Brown ranks 435. Before her are John Ostrom, Tom Lantos, Emilio Caprile, Jean Dotto, Kiyonori Kikutake, and Kenny Drew. After her are Frigyes Hidas, Carlo Giuffrè, Ivan Bohdan, Tom Lehrer, Alfred Hrdlicka, and Ivar Aronsson. Among people deceased in 2006, Ruth Brown ranks 276. Before her are Ingvar Gärd, Kasey Rogers, Lyuben Berov, Kalervo Toivonen, Elton Dean, and Lyubov Polishchuk. After her are Alvin M. Weinberg, Duygu Asena, Barnard Hughes, Iris Marion Young, Reidar Liaklev, and Volodymyr Dakhno.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Brown ranks 7,659 out of 20,380. Before her are Kenny Drew (1928), Christine Darden (1942), John Billingsley (1960), Randy Johnson (1963), Darlene Love (1941), and Ken Curtis (1916). After her are Hayden Panettiere (1989), Lauren Lane (1961), Tom Kenny (1962), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Jaron Lanier (1960), and Eric Andre (1983).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ruth Brown ranks 2,374. Before her are Ina Balin (1937), Jason Schwartzman (1980), Richard Masur (1948), Leland Orser (1960), John Billingsley (1960), and Ken Curtis (1916). After her are Hayden Panettiere (1989), Lauren Lane (1961), Tom Kenny (1962), Eric Andre (1983), Kerry Washington (1977), and Joe Seneca (1919).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Motormouth Maybelle
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True Identity
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B.B. King: Blues Summit
Inspired by the 1993 Grammy-winning album, this historic meeting of superpowers stars the King of the Blues performing duets with a pantheon of fellow legends: Ruth Brown, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Irma Thomas and Joe Louis Walker. Interspersed with exclusive interviews, it's an inspired and unprecedented gathering of blues greats that may never be equaled. The performances include B.B.'s signature song, "The Thrill Is Gone," and "Playin' With My Friends," which was penned by Robert Cray just for The Blues Summit. Best of all, with this home video, you sit right on stage where you don't miss a beat.
Jul 6o 19957.2 / 10