Brown recorded and sang with the rhythm-and-blues singer Charles Brown. She also toured with Bonnie Raitt in the late 1990s. Her 1995 autobiography, "Miss Rhythm", won the Gleason Award for music journalism. She also appeared on Bonnie Raitt's 1995 live DVD "Road Tested", singing "Never Make Your Move Too Soon". She was nominated for another Grammy in the Traditional Blues category for her 1997 album, "R + B = Ruth Brown". In the 2000 television miniseries "Little Richard", she was portrayed by singer Tressa Thomas.