SINGER Ruby Turner will be bringing her soulful voice to the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne on Saturday, July 30.

It’s been a special month for the musician who received an MBE after nearly 40 years in the music business.

Ruby, 57, has worked with groups including The Four Tops, The Temptations and singer Jimmy Ruffin. Her velvety voice has also appeared on tracks by the likes of Brian Ferry, UB40, Steve Winwood and Sir Mick Jagger.

She is currently one of the main singers in Jools Holland’s R&B Orchestra.

Her major break came in the mid-1980s, when she was asked to join Culture Club at the height of their stardom.

Born in Jamaica, Ruby moved to England when she was nine and her major break came when she was taken under the wings of British blues legend, the late Alexis Korner.

Her first album, Women Hold Up Half The Sky was released to critical acclaim in 1986. This period spawned the hits If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) and I’d Rather Go Blind and, in the American R’n’B chart, the number one hit single It’s Gonna Be Alright – one of less than ten British records to achieve this.

Last year, Ruby released a new album of 22 classic collaborations of Ruby Turner & Jools Holland, entitled Jools & Ruby.

A prolific songwriter in her own right, many of Ruby’s songs have been covered by artists such as Lulu, Yazz and Maxi Priest, while her vocal prowess has been employed to good effect by Brian Ferry, Mick Jagger, Steve Winwood, and Jools Holland.

For more information please contact the Tivoli theatre on 01202 885566 or tivoliwimborne.co.uk

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