| Ruth Brown  AKA Ruth Alston Weston
Born: 12-Jan-1928
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA
Died: 17-Nov-2006
Location of death: Las Vegas, NV
Cause of death: Complications of Surgery
Remains: Buried, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake, VA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer, Actor, Radio Personality Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Miss Rhythm Sister: Delia Weston
Brother: Leonard Weston
Brother: Alvin Weston
Brother: Benjamin Weston
Husband: Jimmy Brown (musician, m. 1945, div.)
Boyfriend: Willis (Gator Tail) Jackson
Boyfriend: Clyde McPhatter
Son: Ronald Jackson
Husband: Earl Swanson (m. 1955, div.)
Son: Earl Swanson, Jr.
Husband: Bill Blunt (div.)
High School: I.C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth, VA
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys Vocalist 1950
Ruth Brown
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993
Tony Best Actress (Musical) (1989)
Grammy
Ran Away From Home (age 17)
Tonsillectomy
Knee Replacement
Stroke Mar-2000
Heart Attack 2006
Stroke 2006
Risk Factors: Depression
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Lightning in a Bottle (12-Feb-2004) · Herself
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) · Ella
True Identity (23-Aug-1991)
Hairspray (16-Feb-1988)
Under the Rainbow (31-Jul-1981)
Author of books:
Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend (1996, with Andrew Yule)
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