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Ruth Brown, Tony Award-winning singer, tells the story of her life.
| Size | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 23.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"This is the lady, take my word for it, who started it all. Wasn't for Ruth Brown there wouldn't be no Aretha, wouldn't be NOBODY. I'm here to tell you this lady is a true legend."
Publisher's Catalog - Stevie Wonder
"'Miss Rhythm' is a must read for any serious fan of rhythm and blues, but it is equally important for its snapshots of African American life."
Washington Post Book World - Tom Graves (02/11/1996)
"Her life, like her incredible voice, shows all the sass and ache, humor and perseverance, that made her the survivor she is today--a preeminent role model to all of us women singers who have followed in her footsteps."
Advertisement - Bonnie Raitt
"Brown's ultimately successful battle to win monetary justice for herself and other aging R&B stars and her startling recollections of traveling throughout the segregated South lift this above the usual run of show-biz bios."
Wonder
"Discovered in 1948 at a Washington club by the Ertegun brothers, the jazz-loving sons of the Turkish Ambassador and recent founders of Atlantic Records, brown set off in the back of a crowded automobile to meet them in New York--and arrived eleven months late. The car had hit a tree, and she heard a policeman say, "Get the rest out. Forget the grill in the back-she's dead." She was always to suffer from pain in her legs, which nevertheless did not hinder her career."
Times Literary Supplement - Christopher Hawtree (09/10/1999)
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