Collection: Ruby Starr​

American country and rock singer from Sylvania, a Toledo, Ohio suburb. Born November 30, 1949, she passed away on January 14, 1995 following complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor.

As Ruby Jones, she was lead singer of the band of the same name formed in 1969. She then joined [a261343 in 1973. She changed her name to Ruby Starr in 1974 when she went solo. 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.