Ruth Brown, the pioneering singer whose 1950s hits including "Teardrops From My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" helped establish both the rhythm-and-blues form and Atlantic Records ...

Ruth Brown, 78, a rhythm-and-blues singer whose hits in the 1950s made Atlantic Records "the house that Ruth built" and who revived her career decades later as the Tony Award-winning star of the ...

Ruth Brown, the vivacious R&B singer whose early hits established Atlantic Records, has died of complications following a stroke and a heart attack in Henderson, Nev. She was 78.

Singer Ruth Brown, whose recordings of "Teardrops in My Eyes," "5-10-15 Hours" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" shot her to R&B stardom in the 1950s, has died. She was 78.

Ruth Brown, the vivacious R&B singer whose early hits established Atlantic Records, has died of complications following a stroke and a heart attack in Henderson, Nev. She was 78.

Friends, family members and admirers gather at the R&B; singer’s funeral at Willett Hall. Her hometown — and the world — said goodbye to R&B; star Ruth Brown Tuesday during an emotion ...

Ms. RUTH BROWN (Singer): (Singing) Every time it rains, I think of you... SIMON: Ruth Brown died yesterday at a hospital in Las Vegas of a heart attack. She was 78.

Ruth Brown, the rhythm-and-blues singer whose career extended to acting and crusading for musicians' rights, sustained a career for six decades: first as a bright, bluesy singer who was called ...

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.

Brown, 78, died Nov. 17 in Henderson, Nev., after suffering a heart attack and stroke. Her viewing and funeral were a final homecoming for the much-loved Portsmouth native.

Ruth Brown, the vivacious R&B singer whose early hits established Atlantic Records, has died of complications following a stroke and a heart attack in Henderson, Nev. She was 78.