During the pandemic shutdown, a pair of Colorado artists created a cabaret show about legendary R&B singer Ruth Brown. Now, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has helped them develop it into a ...

Brown started out in the '40s and influenced a host of singers, including Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. Her hits include "Teardrops from My Eyes." She died in 2006. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Ruth Brown was a trailblazer, a singer whose run of hits in the ’50s included "I Don't Know" and "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean." Decades later, she won Tony and Grammy awards. She starred as ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we continue our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll with the late R&B singer Ruth Brown. She was one of Atlantic Records' first hitmakers.

Combine an intelligent interviewer with a roster of guests that, according to the Chicago Tribune, would be prized by any talk-show host, and you're bound to get an interesting conversation. Fresh Air ...