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Big Maybelle zong reeds als kind in het kerkkoor van de Church of God in Christ. Op 9-jarige leeftijd won ze een zangconcours bij het Memphis Cotton Carnival. Ze begon daarna haar carrière als professionele zangeres in 1936. Haar eerste plaatopnamen met het orkest van Christine Chatman [5] was Hurry, Hurry op 6 april 1944 bij Decca Records.
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Big Maybelle, one of the most powerful and expressive blues vocalists of the 1950s, led a life that was, as a sticker on one of her albums advertised, “One part triumph, two parts tragedy.” In her triumphs her star shone brightly as a hit recording artist and headline act on the R&B circuit; in her tragedies, heroin addiction, health issues and personal problems darkened her horizon.
10 de sept. de 2009 · When I saw there was no live footage of Big Maybelle on Youtube I thought I should upload this.From the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
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Mabel Louise Smith, known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
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 ...
31 de dic. de 2010 · Here’s a hidden gem from one of Big Maybelle’s last sessions for Okeh, with a Ray Charles-like arrangement and more stunning guitar from Baker: Don’t Leave Poor Me. Big Maybelle continued to perform and record as her health declined, with mixed results. She cut some great sides for the Savoy label from 1956 to 1959 – some in a jazzier ...
