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The Complete King, Okeh and Savoy Releases 1947-61
The Complete King, Okeh and Savoy Releases 1947-61

Big Maybelle
Styles: Blues, R&B
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3161
Big Maybelle Smith was one of the coterie of powerful female blues and R&B singers who lit up the scene during the post-war decades, the highlight coming in her appearance in the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival movie documentary “Jazz On A Summer’s Day”. Coming from a gospel-singing background in Tennessee, she recorded for the King, Okeh and Savoy labels, scoring Top 10 R&B hits with songs like “Gabbin’ Man”, “Way Back Home” and “My Country Man”, as well as recording the original version of “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, later covered by Jerry Lee Lewis. This great-value 53-track 2-CD set comprises all her A and B sides for those label from her solo debut for King in 1947 through to 1961, along with the tracks from her two albums for Savoy which were not otherwise released on singles. It’s a thorough trawl through her core career, and is a worthy tribute to a highly distinctive and influential entertainer. It comes with substantial booklet notes including full recording session and personnel details.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Bad Dreams Blues Mabel Smith
2 Sad And Disappointed Jill Mabel Smith
3 Indian Giver Mabel Smith
4 Too Tight Mama Mabel Smith
5 Little Miss Muffet Mabel Smith
6 Don't Try To Fool Me Mabel Smith
7 Gabbin' Blues Big Maybelle
8 Rain Down Rain Big Maybelle
9 Way Back Home Big Maybelle
10 Just Want Your Love Big Maybelle
11 Send For Me Big Maybelle
12 Jinny Mule Big Maybelle
13 Maybelle's Blues Big Maybelle
14 My Country Man Big Maybelle
15 I've Got A Feelin' Big Maybelle
16 You'll Never Know Big Maybelle
17 My Big Mistake Big Maybelle
18 I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright Big Maybelle
19 Ain't No Use Big Maybelle
20 Don't Leave Poor Me Big Maybelle
21 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Big Maybelle
22 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Big Maybelle
23 Such A Cutie Big Maybelle
24 The Other Night Big Maybelle
25 New Kind Of Mambo Big Maybelle
26 Candy Big Maybelle
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 That's A Pretty Good Love Big Maybelle
2 Tell Me Who Big Maybelle
3 Mean To Me Big Maybelle
4 I Don't Want To Cry Big Maybelle
5 All Of Me Big Maybelle
6 Rock House Big Maybelle
7 Jim Big Maybelle
8 Ring Dang Dilly Big Maybelle
9 So Long Big Maybelle
10 Blues Early, Early Pts. 1 & 2 Big Maybelle Smith
11 Silent Night Big Maybelle
12 White Christmas Big Maybelle
13 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Big Maybelle
14 Say It Isn't So Big Maybelle
15 A Good Man Is Hard To Find Big Maybelle
16 Pitiful Big Maybelle
17 Some Of These Days Big Maybelle
18 I Understand Big Maybelle
19 I Got It Bad Big Maybelle
20 Until The Real Thing Comes Along Big Maybelle
21 I Ain't Got Nobody Big Maybelle
22 Goin' Home Baby Big Maybelle
23 There I've Said It Again Big Maybelle
24 Ramblin, Blues Big Maybelle
25 Stay As Sweet As You Are Big Maybelle
26 If I Could Be With You Big Maybelle
27 I Could Make You Care Big Maybelle
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