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The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-1955 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Big Maybelle
Label: Sony
Category: Music
New (3) Used (12) from $4.90
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 160828
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 53417
UPC: 074645341729
EAN: 0074645341729
ASIN: B0000028ZN
Release Date: August 9, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Just Want Your Love - Big Maybelle, Smith, Maybelle | | • | So Good to My Baby - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business) - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | My Country Man - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Rain Down Rain - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Way Back Home - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Please Stay Away from My Sam - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Jinny Mule - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Send for Me - Big Maybelle, Cook, B | | • | Maybelle's Blues - Big Maybelle, Smith, Maybelle | | • | I've Got a Feelin' - Big Maybelle, Wyche, Sidney | | • | You'll Never Know - Big Maybelle, Gordon, Mack | | • | No More Trouble Out of Me - Big Maybelle, McCoy, Rose | | • | My Big Mistake - Big Maybelle, Smith, Maybelle | | • | Ain't No Use - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright - Big Maybelle, Sharp, B | | • | You'll Be Sorry - Big Maybelle, Watts, M. | | • | Hair Dressin' Women - Big Maybelle, Gonzalez, B | | • | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Big Maybelle, McCoy, R | | • | Don't Leave Poor Me - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | Ain't to Be Played With - Big Maybelle, Kirkland, Leroy | | • | New Kind of Mambo - Big Maybelle, Bennett, B. | | • | Ocean of Tears - Big Maybelle, Wyche, Sidney | | • | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Big Maybelle, David, Sunny | | • | The Other Night - Big Maybelle, Bennett, J.A | | • | Such a Cutie - Big Maybelle, Taylor, Sam "The Ma |
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 awesome December 1, 2008
Big Maybelle is a big woman with a big voice ! She is SOOOO AWESOME!
LOIS
 I wish I could have given it 5 stars but.. September 20, 2008
someone used very bad judgment when they included a false start in the best track : Whole Lotta Shakin'Goin'On.
It's not interesting, it's not cute, it's not necessary
it's REAL STUPID
Big Maybelle is great, the decision-makers behind this are not.
Words will not do it justice. March 28, 2008
I am stupified by how fantastic this turned out to be. There is nothing better in this world that you could do with ten bucks than to treat yourself to this music. Big beautiful Maybelle! What a voice, plus the material is almost all fabulous too. If you are alive, your hair will stand up when you hear this. I turn it up in my car with the top down, and people constantly stop and ask me "what is that?!" I love this CD more than any I have ever owned. Get a few copies because it's a real bargain and your friends will knock you down trying to take it.
My Favorite R & B Female Vocalist August 16, 2007
Big Maybelle could stand and shake the building with the growl in her voice, or she could sing light and charming and jumping hot. Not so rough as Big Mama Thornton, and a little less quirky than LaVern Baker. I love all these vocalists but Big Maybelle will live in history as the best. This album proves it.
Her Name Is Maybelle January 11, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
She was born Mabel Louise Smith in 1924; she became the singer Big Maybelle in 1952 after Fred Mendelsohn "discovered" her (something Dave Clark had previously done in 1936) and re-named the singer.
THE COMPLETE OKEH SESSIONS 1952-'55 consists of the 26 songs Big Maybelle recorded for the OKeh label October 1952 thru March 1955; songs are in chronological order. Disc packaged in black jewel case; total running time: 73:44. Booklet includes an essay by Peter Grendysa, two black & white photographs, musician personnel, and recording dates. Sound quality is very good.
Big Maybelle is most comparable to LaVern Baker, but she also has similarities to Bessie Smith. Her voice is definitely "Big"; she is not afraid to growl, moan, and wail; in that respect she is similar to Koko Taylor. The music is fun `50s Rhythm & Blues, much like LaVern Baker or Ruth Brown.
Music on the last 4 tracks was conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones. Also of note is her playful (and amusing) Mae West-like dialog on "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" and the "Maybelle vs. the female hater" of "Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business)" where Maybelle sings in response to the dialog by Rosemarie McCoy, the song's co-writer, who is basically talking trash about Maybelle. (From essay: "The song itself was based on the traditional "Dozens" or "Dirty Dozens" put-down rap from black vaudeville of the 1920s.")
Not included here are her early recordings on Decca or her three singles on King Records in the late 1940s. After OKeh she recorded for Savoy and Brunswick labels, as well as having a pop hit with a version of the rock song "96 Tears" in 1967. Diabetes and years of drug addiction brought her life to an end in 1972.
Big Maybelle is an under-recognized talent. This is a great CD for anyone who enjoys classic Rhythm & Blues and/or big-voiced divas.
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