1950s R&B star Ruth Brown dies at age 78

[SoulManX]

LOS ANGELES - Ruth Brown, whose recordings of "Teardrops in My Eyes," "5-10-15 Hours" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s, has died. She was 78.
Brown, who later in life won a Grammy, died Friday of complications from a stroke and heart attack at a Las Vegas-area hospital, said Lindajo Loftus, a publicist for the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, which Brown helped found.
Brown's soulful voice produced dozens of hits for Atlantic Records, cementing the then-fledgling record label's reputation as an R&B powerhouse.

 

[The Chairman]

****, great talent. R.I.P.

 

[terry78]

RIP, indeed. And anyone who asks who this is, needs to have their music lovers card torn up and stuck up their poophole.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

When I first glanced over the thread title I though it said "star Brandon Routh dies" and I was kind of happy....then I realized what it said. Not cool.

 

[SoulManX]

When I first glanced over the thread title I though it said "star Brandon Routh dies" and I was kind of happy....then I realized what it said. Not cool.

Oy...that was harsh