Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown (born on January 12, 1928, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA - died November 17, 2006, Henderson, Nevada, USA) was an American soul, blues and jazz singer. In 1948, Ahmet Ertegun signed her to . She was married to Willis Jackson, and Jimmy Brown (14). She's the aunt of . Between the years 1949 and 1955 her songs were on the charts for 129 weeks, including five No.1's: "Teardrops from My Eyes" (1950), "(Mama) He…