5-10-15 Hours
| "5-10-15 Hours" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ruth Brown | |
| Released | 1952 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Writer | Rudy Toombs |
"5-10-15 Hours" is a rhythm and blues song written by Rudy Toombs in 1952 for Ruth Brown and became another Rudy Toombs' number-one R&B hit for Brown.[1] The song, smooth, sophisticated blues shouting at its best, has a touch of suppliance more characteristic of the vocal qualities of popular singers than of the blues. The recording features a tenor sax sole by Willis Jackson.[2]
When Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, her induction said that 'her best work was to be found on such red-hot mid-Fifties R&B sides as "5-10-15 Hours"'.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Shaw, Arnold (1978). Honkers and Shouters. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. pp. 406–407. ISBN 0-02-061740-2.
- ↑ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll ((2nd Ed.) ed.). New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ↑ "Ruth Brown". www.rockhall.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
| Preceded by "Booted" by Roscoe Gordon |
Billboard Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records number-one single May 3, 1952 - June 7, 1952 |
Succeeded by "Have Mercy Baby" by The Dominoes |
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