Ruby Jones (Ruby Starr) – Stone Junkie (1971) (Remastered 2000)

Singer Ruby Starr was best-known as a backup singer for '70s macho man rockers Black Oak Arkansas, but also issued several recordings as a solo artist as well. Born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak in Toledo, OH, in 1949, the future rock singer got her start at the age of nine (performing renditions of Brenda Lee songs). Following stints in such obscure outfits as the Downtowners and the Blue Grange Ramblers (aka BGR), the latter of which mutated into the outfit Ruby Jones (a name that the singer was going by at the time).
Signed to Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label, the recording of Ruby Jones' 1971 self-titled was even supervised by Mayfield.
Shortly after the album's release, Black Oak Arkansas frontman Jim Dandy spotted Starr singing in an Evansville, IN, club and persuaded her to join his band, as she assumed her best-known stage name Ruby Starr.

Artist: Ruby Jones (Ruby Starr)
Album: Stone Junkie (Org.: Ruby Jones)
Year: 1971 / 2000
Label: Curtom / Castle Music
Style: Blues Rock
Format: mp3/320

Tracklist
01 99,000 Times 5:15
02 Looking Out At Tomorrow 5:10
03 46th Street 2:46
04 Have No Witness 5:22
05 Freely Away 3:18
06 Oh Boy 3:03
07 Tightrope 3:09
08 Bicycle Built For Everyone 2:08
09 Stone Junkie 3:13
10 You Better Run (Bonus) 2:37

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Rock Revival's Forgotten Classics (1971): Ruby Jones 'Stone Junkie' Here's clear evidence that back-up singers are often so much better than the artist they support, Singer Ruby Starr was best-known as a backup singer for '70s macho man rockers Black Oak Arkansas. This album was her debut, supervised by the great Curtis mayfield of all people.

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Recording artist She made her first record at the age of 10 under the stage name Connie Little. Her first band was Connie and the Blu-Beats. She left school at 16 to join the Downtowners. She then joined the Blue Grange Ramblers. [2] [3] She joined the band Ruby Jones in 1969.

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