Ruth Wallis

Ruth Wallis (5 January 1920 – 22 December 2007) was a novelty cabaret singer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wallis began her career singing jazz and cabaret standards, but gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s for her risqué, satirical songs, rife with double entendre that she wrote herself. She did have a mainstream hit with "Dear Mr. Godfrey," a song about his public firing of Julius La Rosa. She sang with a studio orchestra and often took on an accent for songs about characters from other countries. Read more on Last.fm

Ruth Wallis was featured in the movie A Dirty Shame.

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