Ruth Brown

Name: Ruth Alston Weston

Nickname(s): Miss Rhythm, The Queen of R&B, The Queen Mother of the Blues, The Girl with the Tear in Her Voice

Born: January 12, 1928 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Died: November 17, 2006 (age 78) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Related: Jimmy Brown (ex-husband), Rakim (nephew)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1955	Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955)	Self
1955	Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)	Self