Ruth Price
| Ruth Price | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1938 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, vocal jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Ruth Price (born April 27, 1938) is an American jazz singer and Artistic Director of the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, California. Price was originally a dancer, and attended ballet school in 1952. In 1954, she sang with Charlie Ventura, and later worked singing and dancing in Philadelphia and New York City. She moved to Hollywood in 1957, and later toured with Harry James from 1964–1965.[1]
Price's diverse repertoire includes many obscure, lesser-known gems from the Great American Songbook. She has worked as an adjunct assistant professor at the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology.
Discography
- My Name is Ruth Price: I Sing (Kapp, 1955)
- Ruth Price Sings with the Johnny Smith Quartet (Roost, 1956)
- The Party's Over (Kapp, 1957)
- Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (Contemporary, 1961)
- Live and Beautiful (Ava, 1963)
- Lucky to Be Me (1983)[2]
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Ruth Price | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ruth Price | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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