Ruth Olay
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About Ruth Olay
Initially a piano prodigy, her interest in music developed from exposure to her mother's professional chorus singing work. At age 16 or 17, working as secretary at Twentieth Century Fox, Olay undertook singing lessons with vocal coach Florence Russell (Dorothy Dandridge). While at work, she met one of Duke Ellington's vocalists, Ivie Anderson. Together they attended the venue where Ellington was playing and Olay was persuaded to sing. In 1942, at her mother's re-marriage party she sang and impressed a guest
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Top Tracks
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When The Sun Comes Out
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Undecided
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My Man
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Singin' In The Rain
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Slow But Sure
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Lucky Day
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After You've Gone
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Lover Man
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Love For Sale
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Wind And The Sea
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I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
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It Never Entered My Mind
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You Make Me Feel So Young
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I Concentrate On You
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I'm Glad There Is You
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Gonna Build A Mountain
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I Wanna Be Loved
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Nocturne For The Blues
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Easy Living
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Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
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All By Myself
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Blue Prelude
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Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
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Never Do
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Under A Blanket Of Blue
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I Wanna Be Around
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Time After Time
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It's Been a Long, Long Time
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I'll Be Around
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Coffee Time
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Now You Know
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How Did He Look
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Scarlet Bird In The Yellow Tree
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The Twelfth Of Never
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Tess's Torch Song
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It Takes Time
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I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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I Wanna Be A Friend Of Yours
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I've Got An Invitation To A Dance
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As Time Goes By
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Hurry Hurry
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Every Time We Say Goodbye
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Hurry-Hurry
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Tess's Torch Songs (I Had A Man)
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Bidin' My Time
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Supper Time
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Ev'ry Time
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Better Luck Next Time
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All Yours
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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
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