RUTH,
William "Billy Ruth", age 76, March 9, 2017. Beloved husband of Reneé (nee LoBiando). Devoted father of Damian (Tara) and the late Kirsten Ruth. Loving grandfather of Nicholas "Ruth" Lattanzi and Damian Ruth Jr. Dear brother of the late Joseph and Thomas Ruth; also survived by many loving sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Sunday Eve. 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. and Funeral Mon. Morn. 8:30 - 9:30 A.M. at Vincent Gangemi Funeral Home, Inc. 2232-2240 S. Broad St. (at Wolf St.). Funeral Mass 10:00 A.M. at St. Rita of Casia Church, Broad and Ellsworth Sts. Interment Private.


Billy Ruth is a rare kind of singer. Known primarily for his work as a live performer, he has
interpreted many of the classics of the great American Songbook in large public venues with big
band orchestral accompaniment for many thousands of appreciative fans. This studio recording
captures Billy’s consummate vocal style in a new mix of solid standards.
As a live performer, Billy possesses that intangible, fully human quality that audiences
immediately recognize as genuine and honest. To see and hear him in concert, one feels that
this is a man who has lived through all the vicissitudes of life and, despite all of the ups and
downs, he still loves life for what it is. In the world of popular musical entertainment, relatively
few performers have completely demonstrated this gift.
So it’s not surprising that, throughout his live performance career, Billy has drawn the inevitable
comparisons to such exemplary musical stylists as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole
and several others. Like these performers, Billy possesses his own unique singing style that is
best appreciated with each successive listening.

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