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By now, most people have forgotten Ruth Wallis. Indeed, her risque songs wouldn't raise an eyebrow today. During the heyday of her career, however, she was banned in Boston, and her double entendre numbers such as "The Dinghy Song," "Johnny Has a Yo-Yo," and "Hopalong Chastity" were the scandal of the era. If you remember Rusty Warren (of "Knockers Up" fame), the best way to describe Wallis is that she made Rusty Warren look tame THEN.
Ruth Wallis died December 22, 2007 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Her passing was just announced this week.
She was called "The Queen of the Party Song," and her sexual innuendos inspired a play, Boobs! The Musical: The World According to Ruth Wallis.
Wallis was 87.
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