Ruth Etting
American singer and actressWikipedia
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Sep 15, 2026
Karina LongworthHOST
Rainbow included a song that Vincent Youmans and Oscar Hammerstein had written specifically for Libby to sing called I Want a Man.
Karina LongworthHOST
Critics were impressed by Libby's voice, putting her in a lineage of white blues singers, beginning with Ruth Etting and extending to Helen Morgan and Helen Kane.
Karina LongworthHOST
In a publicity photo from this show, Libby is seen wearing a strapless gown, a look she would later be credited with having popularized.
Karina LongworthHOST
But even though Libby would receive good publicity when she did work, she was still finding it hard to find work for long stretches.
Sybil CGUEST
And, uh, during intermission, we'd go out where they served pitchers of beer, and I'd get a buck a pitcher, uh, for that, besides my dime-a-dance stuff.
Sybil CGUEST
Oh, shades of Ruth Etting, 10 cents a dance.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
[laughs]
Sybil CGUEST
And I told my sad tale about wanting to be a good wife and mother, and Mama kept the baby, and they wouldn't let me have her, but I supported her and, uh, I wanted to sober up and not drink.