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Ruby Wilson

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American singer (1948-2016)

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  • Poetry of Presence II

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1934-06-09
Active to
1984-01-21
chicago soulclassic souldoo-wopnorthern soulpoppop soul

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Ruby Wilson (February 29, 1948 – August 12, 2016) was an American blues and gospel singer and actress. She was known as "The Queen of Beale Street" as she sang in clubs on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, for over 40 years. She also had a successful touring and recording career, and appeared in a number of films. Wilson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the youngest in a family of six children. Her mother was a maid, her father was self-employed, and Wilson grew up picking and chopping cotton - w

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Ms. Ruby Wilson Performs at Shiloh (cropped).jpg
Number of children
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date of death
2016-08-12
date of birth
1948-02-29
start of work period
1963-00-00
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