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Artist
Ruby Starr
12+ albums
female vocalistrockSouthern Rockclassic rockBlue-Eyed Soul
about
American country and rock singer from Sylvania, a Toledo, Ohio suburb. Born November 30, 1949, she passed away on January 14, 1995. As Ruby Jones, she was lead singer of the band of the same name formed in 1969. She then joined Black Oak Arkansas in 1973. She changed her name to Ruby Starr in 1974 when she went solo as Ruby Star / Ruby Starr and also played with The Ruby Star Band. In the late '70s, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she became a popular club act. In the '90s, she performed at clubs on The Strip and various hotels in Las Vegas, returning to Toledo due to her illness. Ruby Starr (November 30, 1949 - January 14, 1995) was born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak in Toledo, Ohio. Starr started performing at the age of nine under the stage name Connie Little and was later billed as Ruby Jones during the 1960s. In 1971 she was signed to Curtom Records and recorded her first album, Ruby Jones. Shortly after that album's release, Black Oak Arkansas lead vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum saw Starr singing in an Evansville, Indiana, club and convinced her to join his band. At this point she assumed the stage name of Ruby Starr. Starr toured with the band for several years at the height of their success and was featured in their Top 30 single "Jim Dandy". In 1974 she began touring on her own again as Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost (members: Gary Levin, Marius Penczner, David Mayo and Joel Williams) and released a self-titled album in 1975 on Capitol Records. Her second album, Sc
