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Born in Jackson, Tennessee, on May 1, 1924, Big Maybelle sang gospel as a child; by her teens, she had switched to rhythm and blues. She began her professional career with Dave Clark's Memphis Band in 1936, and also toured with the all-female International Sweethearts of Rhythm. [3] She then joined Christine Chatman's Orchestra, and made her ...
Nacida en Jackson, Tennessee, el 1 de mayo de 1924, Big Maybelle cantó gospel cuando era niña; en su adolescencia, había cambiado el rhythm and blues. Comenzó su carrera profesional con Dave Clark's Memphis Band en 1936, y también realizó una gira con las mujeres International Sweethearts of Rhythm. 3 Luego se unió a la Orquesta de ...
8 de nov. de 2005 · The first - 1955 on Okeh 7060 - recording of this classic (produced by a young Quincy Jones), a hit in 1957 for Jerry Lee Lewis.
1 de jun. de 2012 · Big Maybelle's fantastic version of "Candy". Enjoy!
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.
Big Maybelle. American jazz and rhythm & blues singer, born May 1, 1924 in Jackson, Tennessee, died of diabetic coma, January 23, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the singer of the International Sweethearts Of Rhythm from 1936 to 1944, made her first recordings for King in 1947, and continued to record for OKeh 1952-1955, Savoy 1956-1959, and ...
Big Maybelle Biography. Mabel Louise Smith, better known by her stage name Big Maybelle, was an R&B singer from the United States. In 1999, her smash track “Candy” from 1956 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her deep, gravelly voice was as distinctive as her recorded output for Okeh and Savoy, which included everything from down-in ...
