Songs Written by Rudy ToombsTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Rudolph Toombs (1914 – November 28, 1962) was an American performer and songwriter. He wrote "Teardrops from My Eyes", Ruth Brown's first number one R&B song, and other hit songs for her, including "5-10-15 Hours". He also wrote "One Mint Julep" for The Clovers. == History == Toombs was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He began as a vaudeville-style song-and-dance man and later became a productive lyricist and composer of doo-wop songs and rhythm and blues standards in the 1950s and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Rudy Toombs first charted in 1948 with Go Long.The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 16 Top‑10s, 3 of which hit number‑one.