Ruby Baby
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"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Drifters
and was a major R&B hit for them in 1956. It later became a number two Billboard Hot 100
hit when Dion
released his remake as a single in 1962.
The song was included in the musical revue "Smokey Joe's Cafe
".
cover of the song during its ad campaign for the new "Ruby" color of its July 19, 2000, revision of the iMac G3
.
The Drifters
The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
and was a major R&B hit for them in 1956. It later became a number two Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
hit when Dion
Dion DiMucci
Dion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
released his remake as a single in 1962.
The song was included in the musical revue "Smokey Joe's Cafe
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller...
".
Covers
- It became a number one country hit when released by Billy "Crash" Craddock on the album Rub It InRub It In (album)Rub It In is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1974 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey. The album yielded two singles that went to #1 on the country music charts, "Rub It In" and "Ruby Baby".-Track listing:...
in 19741974 in music-January–April:*January 3 – Bob Dylan and The Band kick off their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It's Dylan's first time on the road since 1966.*January 17...
. It was also released on his 2009 live album Live -N- Kickin'Live -N- Kickin'Live -N- Kickin is a live album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was recorded in July 2009 at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana...
. - The song has been recorded by several other artists, including The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
. This version was released on the band's 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach BoysGood Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach BoysGood Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is a 1993 boxed set released by Capitol Records which collects tracks spanning The Beach Boys' entire career to that point on four CDs. A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks, complete vocal and instrumental tracks, and rare live...
as an outtake from the 1965 Beach Boys' Party!Beach Boys' Party!Beach Boys' Party! is an album of cover songs by American rock and roll band The Beach Boys that was marketed during the lucrative Christmas season. The original album release included a sheet of photographs of the band 'appearing' to be at the party at hand. It was The Beach Boys' tenth album...
album. There was also a version recorded for their 1976 "comeback" album, 15 Big Ones15 Big Ones-Singles:* "Rock And Roll Music" b/w "T M Song" , 24 May 1976 US #5; UK #36* "It's O.K." b/w "Had to Phone Ya" , 9 August 1976 US #29* "Everyone's In Love With You" b/w "Susie Cincinnati" , 1 November 1976...
which can be found on various bootlegs of that era.
- A young Miguel RíosMiguel RíosMiguel Ríos is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain.-Biography:...
recorded a version on his 5th EP (1963). - Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar IngólfssonarBjörk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar IngólfssonarBjörk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar was an Icelandic jazz and bebop music band.The band formed in 1990 when the singer-songwriter Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who at the time sang and wrote for The Sugarcubes, joined the tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar...
- Ronnie Hawkins and The HawksRonnie HawkinsRonald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success and settled for most of his life...
- Del ShannonDel ShannonDel Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...
- Tony SheridanTony SheridanTony Sheridan , is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist...
- Donald FagenDonald FagenDonald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....
, of Steely DanSteely DanSteely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
, also recorded a version on his 1982 solo album, The NightflyThe NightflyThe Nightfly is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. It was one of the first fully digital recordings of popular music...
. - Korean singer BoABoABoa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
uses elements of this song in her single, "Rock with You". - Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser covered a version of the song called "Rudy" available only on his Archive set of CDs.
- BWBBWB (band)Brown-Whalum-Braun, better known as BWB, is a jazz band that is named after its three members: guitarist Norman Brown, saxophonist Kirk Whalum, and trumpeter Rick Braun.- Session :...
performed an instrumental cover of the song on their album "Groovin'".
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Dion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
cover of the song during its ad campaign for the new "Ruby" color of its July 19, 2000, revision of the iMac G3
IMac G3
The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. , and the originator of the Legacy-free PC market category. Like the first Macs, the iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the system unit in a single enclosure...
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