Big Maybelle
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Biography
[Edit]Her mountainous stature matching the sheer soulful power of her massive vocal talent, Big Maybelle was one of the premier R&B chanteuses of the 1950s. Her deep, gravelly voice was as singular as her recorded output for Okeh and Savoy, which ranged from down-in-the-alley blues to pop-slanted ballads. In 1967, she even covered ? & the Mysterians' "96 Tears" (it was her final chart appearance). Alleged drug addiction leveled the mighty belter at the premature age of 47, but Maybelle packed a lot of living into her shortened lifespan.
Born Mabel Louise Smith, the singer strolled off with top honors at a Memphis amateur contest at the precocious age of eight. Gospel music was an important element in Maybelle's intense vocal style, but the church wasn't big enough to hold her talent. In 1936, she hooked up with Memphis bandleader Dave Clark; a few years later, Maybelle toured with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She debuted on wax with pianist Christine Chatman's combo on Decca in 1944, before signing with Cincinnati's King Records in 1947 for three singles of her own backed by trumpeter Hot Lips Page's band.
Producer Fred Mendelsohn discovered Smith in the Queen City, re-christened her Big Maybelle, and signed her to Columbia's OKeh R&B subsidiary in 1952. Her first Okeh platter, the unusual "Gabbin' Blues" (written by tunesmith Rose Marie McCoy and arranger Leroy Kirkland) swiftly hit, climbing to the upper reaches of the R&B charts. "Way Back Home" and "My Country Man" made it a 1953 hat trick for Maybelle and OKeh. In 1955, she cut a rendition of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On" a full two years before Louisiana piano pumper Jerry Lee Lewis got his hands and feet on it. Mendelsohn soon brought her over to Herman Lubinsky's Savoy diskery, where her tender rendition of the pop chestnut "Candy" proved another solid R&B hit in 1956. Maybelle rocked harder than ever at Savoy, her "Ring Dang Dilly," "That's a Pretty Good Love," and "Tell Me Who" benefiting from blistering backing by New York's top sessioneers. Her last Savoy date in 1959 reflected the changing trends in R&B; Howard Biggs' stately arrangements encompassed four violins. Director Bert Stern immortalized her vivid blues-belting image in his documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day, filmed in color at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Maybelle persevered throughout the '60s, recording for Brunswick, Scepter (her "Yesterday's Kisses" found her coping admirably with the uptown soul sound), Chess, Rojac (source of "96 Tears"), and other labels. But the good years were long gone when she slipped into a diabetic coma and passed away in a Cleveland hospital in 1972.
Title: "America's Queen Mother Of Soul" Got A Brand New Bag
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: America's Queen Mother Of Soul (Remastered) (CD2)
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Big Maybelle " Loud, Yet Well-Toned Voice ": Candy (27 Titles: 1952-1958)
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Complete King, Okeh & Savoy Releases 1947-61 (CD2)
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: America's Queen Mother Of Soul (Remastered) (CD1)
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Best Of Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Classic R&B Women: Big Maybelle & Baby Washington
Artist: Baby Washington, Big Maybelle
Genre: Blues
Title: I've Got A Feelin' - Okeh & Savoy Recordings 1952-56
Artist: Big Maybelle
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel
Collections
Title: R&B: From Doo-Wop to Hip-Hop (feat. O.D.B.)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Ultimate Rock n' Roll & Rhythm n' Blues Collection
Genre: Rock
Title: Savoy Jazz Christmas Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Night in Memphis - America's Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Soul Greatest Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Slow Grind Fever (Volume 1 & 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Fats Domino & The Rhythm & Blues Friends
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Her Unforgettable Voice: Classic Women of Song
Genre: Pop
Title: Lady Burlesque
Genre: Pop
Title: Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5: Ladies Sing the Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Female Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare Female Vocal Cuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 28
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul On Fire
Genre: Blues
Title: Savoy Chart Busters
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Savoy Blues 1944/1994
Genre: Blues
Title: Stompin' at the Savoy: Hot Rod, 1955 - 1961
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Legacy's Rhythm & Soul Revue
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 30
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Hall Killers
Genre: Rock
Title: I Smell a Rat
Genre: Rock
Title: Queens of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Queens of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Rojac Story: The Best of Rojac & Tay-Ster
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Hits! 20 Songs That Inspired the Rockers
Genre: Blues
Title: Some Other Christmas Tunes
Genre:
Title: American Roots - Blues & Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Heritage of the Blues of 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The History of Blues: Two
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ultimate Black History Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Roots of Jeff Healey
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Roots Of Southern Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: 6 Hours of the Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made
Genre: Blues
Title: Mambo Classics
Title: Savoy Christmas Blues
Genre: Electronica, Blues
Title: Jazz On a Summer's Day
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Blues Story 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Stars of the Apollo (Live)
Title: Queens of R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rhythm & Blues History
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Best Blues Favorites
Genre: Blues
Title: New York City Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Original Blues Kings
Genre: Blues
Title: New York Blues (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of Van Morrison
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1953 Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The History of Rock n Roll, Vol. 10
Genre: World Music
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock and Roll Dance Party, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Golden Legends: Blues Legends
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: The Rojac Story: The Best of Rojac & Tay-Ster
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957: Version 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Around The World, Vol. 4: It's Mambo Time
Artist: Bart & Baker
Genre: Swing House, Electro, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop