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Fact #153777

When:

12011949

Short story:

Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson of Atlantic Records visit 21-year-old singer Ruth Brown in Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, where she has been for over two months following injuries sustained in a car crash. Ertegun and Abraham present her with a recording contract, which she signs from her bed.