Resultado de búsqueda
By the 1960s, Maybelle's drug use began detrimentally impacting her career. Death. Smith died of a diabetic coma on January 23, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio. She had been frequently ill for the previous 18 months. She was survived by her only child, Barbara Smith, and five grandchildren.
Le sobreviven su única hija, Barbara Smith, y cinco nietos. 13 . Su último álbum, Last of Big Maybelle, fue lanzado póstumamente en 1973. Legado. El álbum The Okeh Sessions, lanzado con el sello Epic, ganó el W.C. Handy Award por "Álbum del año de época o reedición ( EE. UU. )". 14 En 2011, fue incluida en el Salón de la Fama del Blues. 15 .
- 1936–1972
She was survived by her only child Barbara Smith, along with several grandchildren. 'Last of Big Maybelle', was released posthumously in 1973. In 2011, Mabel was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame. Albums: Big Maybelle (Epic Records 1954) Big Maybelle Sings (Savoy Records 1958) Blues, Candy And Big Maybelle (Savoy Records 1958)
Barbara Smith. Barbara Smith (born November 16, 1946) [1] [a] is an American lesbian feminist and socialist who has played a significant role in Black feminism in the United States. [2] Since the early 1970s, she has been active as a scholar, activist, critic, lecturer, author, and publisher of Black feminist thought.
- Independent scholar, writer, activist
- Beverly Smith (sister)
Three years later, Smith made solo records for King and in 1952 she recorded as Big Maybelle when producer Fred Mendelsohn signed her to Okeh Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records. Her blues shouting style (a female counterpart to ‘Big’ Joe Turner) brought a R&B hit the next year with 'Gabbin’ Blues' (a cleaned-up version of the ‘dirty ...
Nothing But the Blues. NY: Abbeville, 1993. Barbara Morgan , Melrose, Massachusetts. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Smith, Mabel (1924–1972)African-American blues singer. Name variations: Big Maybelle. Born Mabel Louise Smith on May 1, 1924, in Jackson, Tennessee; died on January 23, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Smith died of a diabetic coma on January 23, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio. She had been frequently ill for the previous 18 months. She was survived by her only child, Barbara Smith, and five grandchildren. Her final album, Last of Big Maybelle, was released posthumously in 1973.
