Ruth Brown - The Queen Of R&B 1949-61 (4CD)

Perhaps more than any other artist, Ruth Brown helped lead the way in bridging the gap between R&B and pop as far as female artists were concerned in the \u201960s, paving the way for the likes of Mary Wells and Aretha Franklin .\n\nSo successful was she that she became known as \u201CThe Queen Of R&B\u201D and her record company Atlantic was sometimes referred to as \u201Cthe house that Ruth built\u201D, so much did her hits contribute to the label\u2019s commercial fortunes.\n\nBetween 1949 and 1962 she racked up 25 R&B hits, including five No.1s, with several crossing into the pop charts. This 109-track, 4CD, set features just about all the A- and B-sides of her singles on Atlantic and Philips during these years, which include the titles from her albums Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll and Miss Rhythm, plus most of the titles from her albums Late Date With Ruth for Atlantic and Along Comes Ruth for Philips.\n\nIt features all her 25 career R&B and pop chart hits inclun