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Sunday Musical Brunch Thread: Ruth Brown aka The Queen of R&B

April 17, 2016 by pragobots 187 Comments

Ruth Brown  was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950's, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "The house that … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Thread: Ruth Brown aka The Queen of R&B

Sunday Brunch Open Thread – Cameo

April 21, 2013 by pragobots 109 Comments

Welcome to P.O.U.'s musical Sunday brunch.  Sit back and enjoyed the sounds of Cameo.  Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded … [Read more...] about Sunday Brunch Open Thread – Cameo

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