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Use British English|date=May 2011Use dmy dates|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Ruby Turner| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Ruby Turner| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1958|06|22|df=yes Montego Bay , Jamaica | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre = Rhythm and blues , Pop music|pop , Soul music|soul | occupation = Singer , songwriter , actress | years_active = 1985& ndash;present| label = Jive Records|Jive , Indigo| associated_acts = Alexis Korner , Culture Club , Bryan Ferry , UB40 , Steve Winwood , Jools Holland , Mick Jagger , Lulu (singer)|Lulu , Yazz , Maxi Priest , Boz Burrell , Bobby Tench , Jonathan Butler , The Four Tops , The Temptations , Jimmy Ruffin , Stan Webb , Steel Pulse , Zoot Money | website = http://www.rubyturner.com Rubyturner.com| notable_instruments =Ruby Turner (born 22 June 1958, Montego Bay , Jamaica)cite web |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5712/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Bruce Eder |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=7 October 2009 http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ruby+Turner Discogs.com – accessed October 2009 is a British Rhythm and blues|R& B and soul music|soul singer, songwriter and actress. In 1967, she relocated with her family to Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth , Birmingham, England when she was nine years old. She is best known for her albums and single releases on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic , and has sung Backing vocalist|backing vocals for others such as Bryan Ferry , UB40 , Steel Pulse , Steve Winwood , Jools Holland and Mick Jagger , as well as songwriter|writing songs that have been cover version|covered by many musician|artists including Lulu (singer)|Lulu , Yazz and Maxi Priest . She achieved the rare feat, for a British singer, of reaching #1 on the US Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B Record chart|chart , with "It's Gonna Be Alright" in February 1990.
Between 1986 and 1995, eight of her single (music)|singles appeared in the UK Singles Chart with "I'd Rather Go Blind" being the most successful reaching #24 in 1987.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher=Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | page= 569 | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 Turner performed at the Birmingham Heart Beat 86 concert, http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/229211 BFI Film and TV Database @ Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk which featured George Harrison ; and sang on BBC Television 's ''Jools Holland's Hootenanny (UK TV Show)|Hootenanny , in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. She has also appeared as an actress on stage, film and television.
Musical style
cquote|Ruby Turner is truly the genuine article. Blessed with a voice that can breathe life and meaning into any song, whether it be a passionate ballad or a fast groove – The Guardian cite web|url= http://www.rubyturner.com/full-biography.htm Rubyturner.com|title=Ruby Turner biography |publisher=Rubyturner.com|accessdate =1 October 2009
Biography
Music
In the early 1980s Turner worked with Alexis Korner . In 1983, she recorded with UB40 . She achieved a solo recording contract with Jive Records after singing backing vocals on Culture Club 's From Luxury to Heartache .
Her first album Women Hold Up Half The Sky , was released in 1986 to critical acclaim. and produced hit singles such as a cover version of the Staple Singers song," If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) ", a duet (music)|duet with Jonathan Butler , and the Etta James standard " I'd Rather Go Blind ".
In March 1987, Turner sang on the Ferry Aid single, " Let It Be (Ferry Aid song)|Let It Be ". Around this time she also released her hit album, The Motown Songbook , on which she performed with Motown Records|Motown others including The Four Tops , The Temptations and Jimmy Ruffin . Turner appeared on Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart 's album, Young Man Running (1988), on the duet "Spot You in a Coalmine".
Turner achieved a #1 Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B Record chart|chart success in the US in February 1990 with "It's Gonna Be Alright",Cite book|title= Top R& B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=454cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5712/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes |title=Allmusic ((( Ruby Turner > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))) becoming one of the few British artists to top that chart. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/430/ruby_turner_red_alert/ Ruby Turner interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul , July 2009 Four other US R& B chart entries followed in 1990 and 1991, including "Paradise" from the movie '' Dancin' thru the Dark .
In 1998 she recorded the album, Call Me By My Name , with British rhythm and blues luminaries Boz Burrell , Zoot Money , Bobby Tench and Stan Webb . On New Year's Eve 1999, she sang the God Save the Queen|National Anthem for Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II , Prime minister Tony Blair and other dignitaries, at the opening of the Millennium Dome in London. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/274/ruby_ruby_ruby/ Ruby Turner interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul , April 2008
Turner sang backing vocals on Mick Jagger 's 2001 album, Goddess in the Doorway , and performed "Nobody But You" on the 2002 album ''Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues .Allmusic |class=album |id=570885 |label= Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues - Jools Holland |first=Cub |last=Koda |accessdate=2011-11-25
In 2007, Turner presented a documentary Shout Sister Shout about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for BBC Radio 2 . She sang on Seasick Steve 's album, I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left (2008). In September 2009, Turner released her first gospel music album, ''I'm Travelling On .
In 2011, Turner narrated the BBC Four documentary Reggae Britannia , which chronicled the history of British Reggae music.
Acting
As an actress, she has appeared in productions of A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire , Carmen Jones , Fame (musical)|Fame , as well as One Love at the London's Lyric Hammersmith|Lyric Theatre , Hammersmith . Turner also had a small part in the English film, Love Actually .
In 2006, Turner made an appearance in Little Britain|Little Britain Abroad . She played the Sheriff Judy.cite web|author=Joewaistell, Added 25 December 2006 All my reviews |url= http://www.tv.com/little-britain/little-britain-abroad-1/episode/614553/summary.html |title=Little Britain: Little Britain Abroad (1) Episode Summary on |publisher=Tv.com |date=25 December 2006 |accessdate=21 May 2011 On 12 October 2007, she appeared as a guest star (as herself) in the BBC One soap opera, Doctors (BBC soap opera)|Doctors . The episode title was entitled "Raising The Roof".
Her most recent theatre appearance, was a successful run in the London West End production of the musical Simply Heavenly , which was nominated for 'Outstanding Musical' at the 2005 Laurence Olivier Awards . In 2009, Turner appeared in the BBC drama, Hotel Babylon .cite web| url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877852/ |title=Ruby Turner, Film and TV credits| publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate =10 January 2009
Discography
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Singles (selected)
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1986
" If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) " (Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler )
List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R& B chart
List of performers on Top of the Pops
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.rubyturner.com Ruby Turner's official website
http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/430/ruby_turner_red_alert/ Ruby Turner interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul , July 2009
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Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5712|pure_url=yesRuby Turner at Allmusic
Persondata | NAME = Turner, Ruby | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = British Rhythm and blues|R& B and soul music|soul singer, songwriter and actress | DATE OF BIRTH = 22 June 1958 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Montego Bay , Jamaica | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Ruby Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:British female singers Category:British rhythm and blues singers Category:British soul singers Category:British film actors Category:British stage actors Category:British television actors Category:British songwriters Category:People from Montego Bay Category:British people of Jamaican descent
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