Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Poetry of Presence II
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Film & TV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Known for
- A Troubled Mind — Ruby Wilson2015
- Black Snake Moan — Mayella2006
- Cookie's Fortune — Josie Martin1999
- The People vs. Larry Flynt — Rally Singer1996
- Separated by Murder — Clara Brown1994
- The Client — Receptionist1994
- All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians — Self1990
- Heart of Dixie — Clarice1989
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
chicago soulclassic souldoo-wopnorthern soulpoppop soul
Discography
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- 1,420
- Total plays
- 3,699
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Queen of Beale StreetBeale Street
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruby
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Ms. Ruby Wilson Performs at Shiloh (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
Show 4 more facts
- date of death
- 2016-08-12
- date of birth
- 1948-02-29
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Available in 6 languages
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