Ruth Brown Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the
Ruth Fairfax House mat, made from rice straw, which is the basic size module for all Japanese rooms. It is approximately 910x1820. Tokonoma: A wall recess which is used for displaying art or flower arrangement and is regarded as the focal point of a Japanese room. Ruth Fairfax House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 December 2003 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. Built in New Farm in 1887 and transported and re-erected in Ingham in 1962, the house is important as the first known and one of