[2] According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".

In 1952, young Rosemary moved with her family to Los Angeles,[1][3] where she sang in her parents' Italian restaurant[4] and, despite their opposition, in local nightclubs before catching the eye and ear of talent scout Sonny Knight.

[4] Yuro's recording was produced by Clyde Otis,[4] who had previously worked with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington.

42),[4] opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia, and received a 1962 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of 1961 (losing to Peter Nero).

[5] On both "Hurt" and "What's a Matter Baby", Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Washington and other black jazz singers.

It was arranged and co-written by Burt Bacharach, but Yuro refused to record his suggested follow-up, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".

According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".

[3] Subsequent records were unsuccessful, although a B-side, "Can't Stop Running Away", was later popular on the UK's Northern soul circuit.

[3] In 1981, Yuro attempted a comeback in the Netherlands, performing as a guest of honor on Dutch national television.

Her last recording was the vinyl album Today, which was released in 1982 by Ariola and produced by her old friend and collaborator Willie Nelson.

Elkie Brooks recorded a version of Yuro's classic "What's a Matter Baby" on her 1988 album Bookbinder's Kid.

The former has remained an important Northern soul track; the latter was covered by The Small Faces as the B-side of their debut single in 1965 and re-released on Kent Records in the 1980s.