Big Maybelle - The Complete King, Okeh & Savoy Releases 1947-61 (2 CD)

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 1959, 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. /Amazon

Album: The Complete King, Okeh & Savoy Releases 1947-61 - CD 1
Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:00
Size: 167,5 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Bad Dreams Blues (3:00)
2. Sad And Disappointed Jill (2:36)
3. Indian Giver (2:32)
4. Too Tight Mama (2:53)
5. Little Miss Muffet (2:52)
6. Don't Try To Fool Me (2:45)
7. Gabbin' Blues (2:39)
8. Rain Down Rain (3:04)
9. Way Back Home (2:45)
10. Just Want Your Love (3:13)
11. Send For Me (3:10)
12. Jinny Mule (2:45)
13. Maybelle's Blues (3:10)
14. My Country Man (2:34)
15. I've Got A Feelin' (2:57)
16. You'll Never Know (3:02)
17. My Big Mistake (2:39)
18. I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright (3:34)
19. Ain't No Use (3:00)
20. Don't Leave Poor Me (2:37)
21. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2:52)
22. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (2:41)
23. Such A Cutie (2:07)
24. The Other Night (2:07)
25. New Kind Of Mambo (2:34)
26. Candy (2:39)

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Album: The Complete King, Okeh & Savoy Releases 1947-61 - CD 2
Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:53
Size: 169,6 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. That's A Pretty Good Love (2:35)
2. Tell Me Who (2:12)
3. Mean To Me (2:28)
4. I Don't Want To Cry (2:20)
5. All Of Me (2:38)
6. Rock House (2:18)
7. Jim (3:20)
8. Ring Dang Dilly (2:17)
9. So Long (3:21)
10. Blues Early, Early, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:32)
11. Silent Night (2:19)
12. White Christmas (2:16)
13. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (3:25)
14. Say It Isn't So (2:28)
15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (2:11)
16. Pitiful (2:58)
17. Some Of These Days (2:38)
18. I Understand (2:43)
19. I Got It Bad (2:56)
20. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (2:23)
21. I Ain't Got Nobody (2:52)
22. Goin' Home Baby (2:17)
23. There I've Said It Again (2:49)
24. Ramblin, Blues (2:54)
25. Stay As Sweet As You Are (3:27)
26. If I Could Be With You (2:26)
27. I Could Make You Care (2:36)

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