Saxton Reads! & Reviews

The music of Ruth Brown never fails to move me. She's the kind of singer that makes me wish I could sing and dance.The Best of Ruth Brown is a great cd featuring 23 of her best songs from the 50's. All Music Guide rates the first four tracks as AMG Picks. I love live takes of Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean and Oh, What a Dream, but there's not a bad song on the album. Ruth Brown was born in 1928 and died in 2006 and was married for a short time to Jimmy Brown. You may not even know you know her. She played Motormouth Mabel in the original Hairspray, Mahalia Jackson in the play Selma, and appeared once on The Jeffersons. Though her voice has been compared to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, I think she has a sound all her own. Add this cd to your list of one to give a listen.