Ruth Brown Quotes


When I saw all of the people I have known all these years, when we got together, it was scary because B.B King and I lived in the same place in Nevada. - Ruth Brown


When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause. - Ruth Brown


We have paid a price to sing this music. - Ruth Brown


We are trying to prove that the blues lives on forever and anybody in this place can sing the blues. - Ruth Brown


Unfortunately, the young generation, who I believe have their own place in the sun like I had mine; but I wish it was possible there were other ways to have them understand this music was here before they came, and the reason that it was here. - Ruth Brown


Unfortunately, I'm a little concerned where the legends are coming from nowadays. - Ruth Brown


There were times that Harvey (Fuqua), myself, B.B King, we almost had to go to jail to sing this stuff. - Ruth Brown


There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues. - Ruth Brown


There are stories that people don't want to talk about that brought this music through. - Ruth Brown


She's another Tina Turner is what I see. - Ruth Brown


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