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: Great Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of the Blues (Digital Version)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Story of the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Parade of Broken Hearts Vol. 3 "Blue"
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Savoy Blues Volume 2
Title: Rock N Roll Classics
Genre: Alternative
Title: White Christmas (The Interpretations)
Genre:
Title: The Savoy Blues, Vol. 6
Title: Women of Substance
Title: The Roots of the Who
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 2 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 4 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 7 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 7 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: ABC Of The Blues CD 29
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Masters CD20
Genre: Blues
Title: Best Of The Blues CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of The Blues CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Follow Me To The Popcorn, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Savoy Jazz Christmas Album - Christmas Blues
Genre: New Age, Blues, Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Chess Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Blues Divas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Funk
Title: Keep Cool With Blues Classics 2013
Genre: Blues
Title: Rhythm & Blues - Original Masters (Cd 9)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Jukebox Jam!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Nu Jazz, Funk
Title: Fine Brown Sugar (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Fine Brown Sugar (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Fine Brown Sugar (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Fine Brown Sugar (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD11)
Genre: Blues
Title: Best Of Brunswick For Sisters
Genre: Soul
Title: The R&B Singles Collection, Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New York (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Down In The Basement Soul Fro (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Down In The Basement Soul From New York 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Lonely Avenue - Soul From New York (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Dawn Of Northern Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rock'n'Roll. Get All Stars Here (CD10)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Compilation Greatest Soul Divas (CD2)
Genre: Soul
Title: Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Such A Much
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best Blues Album In The World... Ever (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Rock'n'Roll Hits 2011 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics Vocal
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1955-1956
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1953-1954
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Ladies Sing The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues - Blues For Fun
Genre: Blues
Title: 50 Greatest Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Women In Blues - House Of Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: What More More A Woman Can Do?
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Chess Rhythm & Roll (CD4)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: Felix Hernandez Presents Rhythm Revue (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
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