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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Ruth Budd
- Ruth June Budd (born June 20, 1924) is a Canadian bassist.
- She became Canada's first professional female bassist when she joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1947.
- She was also known as a member of the Symphony Six, a group of six musicians under contract to the Toronto orchestra who were denied entry to the United States for a concert tour under suspicion of leftist activities.
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