Ruth Cameron
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruth Cameron (June 4, 1947, Vancouver, Canada – September 11, 2021, Westlake Village, California)[1] was an American record producer and jazz vocalist.
Cameron came from a musical family, but first trained as an actor, performing in theaters in North America and Europe.[2] After marrying bassist Charlie Haden in 1984,[3] she became his manager and co-produced many of his albums.[2][4] Land of the Sun, a Haden album she co-produced, won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2005.[5]
Cameron also studied singing, notably with Jeri Southern and Sue Raney.[2] Her first recording (1997) was First Songs, for EmArcy Records, with Haden, drummer Larance Marable, and pianist Chris Dawson.[6][7] Her second album, recorded in 1999 for Verve Records, was Roadhouse.[7][8] She also appeared on the Haden family's 2008 bluegrass album, Rambling Boy.[9] She was one of the vocalists on Haden's 2010 Quartet West album, Sophisticated Ladies,[10] and in 2011 she performed with Quartet West in the Charlie Haden London concerts.[11][12]
