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![]() Wilson performing in 2016 | |
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Born | [1] Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | February 29, 1948
Died | August 12, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 68)
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Years active | 1963โ2016 |
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Ruby Wilson (February 29, 1948 โ August 12, 2016) was an American blues and gospel singer. She was known as "The Queen of Beale Street" as she sang in clubs on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, for over 40 years. She had a successful touring and recording career, and appeared in a number of films.[2]
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