ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə lˈæŋfɚdz mˈɛmwɑːɹ, dˈoʊnt tˈeɪk jʊɹ lˈʌv tə tˈaʊn, hɜː pˈɛɹənts mˈæɹid ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, ˈeɪt mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ hɜː bˈɜːθ, ænd ʃiː wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈeɪmd ɹˈuːbi mˈɔːd ˈændɚsən.
According to Langford's memoir, Don't Take Your Love to Town, her parents married in September 1934, eight months after her birth, and she was originally named Ruby Maude Anderson.