- American Songstress · 2006
- American Songstress · 2006
- Presenting Ruth Etting · 1926
- The Original Songs Uncovered (Tracks Inspired By Bioshock Infinite) · 1926
- Anthology, Vol. 1 · 2018
- Anthology, Vol. 1 · 2018
- Anthology, Vol. 1 · 2018
- Anthology, Vol. 1 · 2012
- Ruth Etting: Glorifier of American Song · 1998
- Anthology, Vol. 1 · 2015
- Love Me or Leave Me · 1996
- The Original Songs Uncovered (Tracks Inspired By Bioshock Infinite) · 1926
- The Big Broadcast, Volume 8: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s · 2013
About Ruth Etting
Torch singer Ruth Etting sang in Chicago nightclubs before making her Broadway debut in ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES OF 1927. 1928's WHOOPEE! introduced "Love Me Or Leave Me," the standard which would come to always be associated with her. An incredible run of over 60 hits followed between 1926 and 1937, including "Ain’t Misbehavin’," "Try A Little Tenderness," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," and "Life Is A Song." In the '30s she made three popular movies, ROMAN SCANDALS, HIPS, HIPS, HOORAY!, and GIFT OF GAB, but her career faded as the decade ended. She entertained troops during World War II and enjoyed a brief comeback in the late-'40s.
- HOMETOWN
- David City, NE, United States
- BORN
- 23 November 1896
- GENRE
- Vocal