Big Maybelle (01 May 1924 - 23 Jan 1972)
Female Person - United States
Releases (19)
Official
Album
- Big Maybelle Sings 1958
- What More Can a Woman Do? 1962
- The Soul Of Big Maybelle 1965
- Got A Brand New Bag 1966
- The Gospel Soul of Big Maybelle 1968
- Half Heaven, Half Heartache: The Brunswick Recordings 22 May 2001
- Candy 2001
Album - Compilation
- Roots Of R'n' R, Blues And Early Soul, Vol. 13 1984
- Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle 1986
- The Complete OKeh Sessions, 1952–55 1994
- The Last of Big Maybelle 1996
- Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Maybelle 1944-1953 26 Jan 2004
- I've Got a Feelin': OKeh & Savoy Recordings 1952-1956 17 Jul 2007
- Best Of The Rojac Years 11 Dec 2012
- The Complete King, Okeh & Savoy Releases 1947-61 2016
Single
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show 1955
- Candy / That's a Pretty Good Love Jun 1956
- I Ain't Got Nobody / Going Home Baby 1961
- 96 Tears 1966
Recordings by (242)
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 2:44 (1955)
- One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show ?:?? (1955)
- Candy ?:?? (Jun 1956)
- That's A Pretty Good Love 2:35 (Jun 1956)
- All of Me ?:?? (1958)
- Stay as Sweet as You Are ?:?? (1958)
- Baby Won't You Come Home ?:?? (1958)
- Say It Isn't So ?:?? (1958)
- Rock House 2:19 (1958)
- If I Could Be With You ?:?? (1958)
- Jim ?:?? (1958)
- It's A Sin To Tell A Lie ?:?? (1958)
- I Could Make You Care ?:?? (1958)
- I Don't Want To Cry ?:?? (1958)
- I Ain't Got Nobody ?:?? (1961)
- Going Home Baby ?:?? (1961)
- What More Can a Woman Do? ?:?? (1962)
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love ?:?? (1962)
- Cry ?:?? (1962)
- Tortured ?:?? (1962)
- How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) ?:?? (1962)
- If ?:?? (1962)
- Why Was I Born ?:?? (1962)
- I'll Close My Eyes ?:?? (1962)
- I Still Care ?:?? (1962)
- Everybody's Got a Home But Me ?:?? (1962)
- Oh Lord, What Are You Doing To Me 3:10 (1965)
- Put Yourself in My Place 2:04 (1965)
- I Will Never Turn My Back On You 2:22 (1965)
- I Cried For You 2:51 (1965)
- Only You 2:14 (1965)
- I Won't Cry Anymore 3:04 (1965)
- Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 2:49 (1965)
- I Know Love 2:34 (1965)
- I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 2:49 (1965)
- In The Still Of The Night 1:59 (1965)
- That's All 2:42 (1965)
- Same Old Story 2:10 (1965)
- 96 Tears 2:38 (1966)
- That's Life 2:58 (1966)
- Mellow Yellow 2:25 (1966)
- There Must Be A Word 2:00 (1966)
- Ellenor Rigby 2:05 (1966)
- Love Is a Hurtin' Thing 2:10 (1966)
- I Can't Control Myself 2:35 (1966)
- Cabaret 1:55 (1966)
- Black Is Black 2:30 (1966)
- Coming On Strong 1:50 (1966)
- Egg Plant That Ate Chicago 2:24 (1966)
- Turn The World Around Another Way 2:04 (1966)
On Recordings (7)
Vocals
- That's a Pretty Good Love 2:35 Big Maybelle (Jun 1956)
- Goin' Home Baby 2:16 Big Maybelle (1984)
- How It Lies 3:05 Big Maybelle (1984)
- Ramblin' Blues 2:54 Big Maybelle (1986)
- Blues Early, Early 4:33 Big Maybelle (1986)
- Rind Dang Dilly 2:18 Big Maybelle (1986)
- Hurry Hurry 3:09 Christine Chatman and Her Orchestra (26 Jan 2004) lead vocals
Credited as (10)
- Big Maybelle
- Big Maybelle Smith
- Mabel Smith
- Big Maybelle With Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
- Big Maybelle & Rose Marie McCoy
- Big Maybelle with The Blues Band
- Big Maybelle & Leroy Kirkland & His Orchestra
- Big Maybelle with Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
- Big Maybelle with Ernie Wilkins & His Orchestra
- Big Maybelle, Little Esther, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, Linda Hopkins
Works (3)
Wrote
Composed
Links (18)
Other Databases
- https://d-nb.info/gnd/134925416
- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104071
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82245224
- https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82245224/
- https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139294762
- https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=83908
- http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6f3205w