5-10-15 Hours
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"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
| Preceded by
"Booted" by Roscoe Gordon
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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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