April 27, 1938 Ruth Price, Ask Yourself Why

Ruth Price (born April 27, 1938) is an American jazz singer and Artistic Director of the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, California. Price attended ballet school in 1952. In 1954, she sang with Charlie Ventura and later worked as a singer and dancer in Philadelphia and New York City. She moved to Hollywood in 1957 and toured with Harry James from 1964 to 1965. Price’s repertoire includes many obscure, lesser-known gems from the Great American Songbook. She has worked as an adjunct assistant professor at the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology. Wikipedia Recording information: From the film “La Piscine“ (1969). Music by Michel Legrand. In this recording, the song ends when the actors in the film speak. Disclaimer: I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes only.