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Введение
Американская певица (1924–1972)
American singer (1924–1972)
Мейбл Луиза Смит (1 мая 1924 – 23 января 1972),
Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972),
Детство и музыкальное прошлое
Родилась в Джексоне, штат Теннесси, 1 мая 1924 года. В детстве пела госпел, а в юности перешла к ритм-энд-блюзу. Она начала свою профессиональную карьеру с группой Дэйва Кларка "Memphis Band" в 1936 году и также гастролировала с женским коллективом International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Затем она присоединилась к оркестру Кристин Чатман и сделала свои первые записи с Чатман в 1944 году, после чего записывалась с оркестром Tiny Bradshaw с 1947 по 1950 год. Её первые сольные записи, выпущенные под именем Мейбл Смит, были сделаны для King Records в 1947 году.
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. She then joined Christine Chatman's Orchestra, and made her first recordings with Chatman in 1944, before recording with the Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra from 1947 to 1950. Her debut solo recordings, recorded as Mabel Smith, were for King Records in 1947.
Окей Рекордс
В 1952 году она подписала контракт с Okeh Records, где продюсер Фред Мендельсон дал ей сценическое имя «Большая Мэйбел» из-за её громкого, но при этом хорошо поставленного голоса. Её первая запись для Okeh, "Gabbin' Blues", достигла 3-го места в чарте Billboard R&B, за ней последовали "Way Back Home" и "My Country Man" в 1953 году – за два полных года до версии этого хита в исполнении рок-н-ролльного певца Джерри Ли Льюиса. Льюис признавал, что версия Смит вдохновила его сделать свою запись гораздо громче, более вызывающей и бурной, с энергичным ритмом и речитативом с флиртующим подтекстом, который считался весьма смелым для того времени.
In 1952, she was signed by Okeh Records, whose record producer Fred Mendelsohn gave her the stage name 'Big Maybelle' because of her loud yet well toned voice. Her first recording for Okeh, "Gabbin' Blues", was a number 3 hit on the Billboard R&B chart, and was followed up by both "Way Back Home" and "My Country Man" in 1953. a full two years before rockabilly then rock and roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis's version. Lewis credited Smith's version as being the inspiration to make his version much more louder, raunchy and raucous, with a driving beat and a spoken section with a come on that was considered very risque for the time.
"Савойские записи"
В 1950-х годах последовали новые хиты, особенно после подписания контракта с Savoy Records позднее в 1955 году, включая песню "Candy" (1956), одну из самых продаваемых её записей.
More hits followed throughout the 1950s, particularly after signing with Savoy Records later in 1955, including "Candy" (1956), one of her biggest sellers.
Упадок карьеры
После 1959 года она записывалась на разных лейблах, но крупных хитов почти не было. Она продолжала выступать до начала 1960-х годов. Ее последним хитом стала песня 1967 года – кавер-версия "96 Tears" группы Question Mark & the Mysterians. К 1960-м годам злоупотребление наркотиками стало разрушительно влиять на ее карьеру.
After 1959, she recorded for a variety of labels, but the hits largely dried up. She continued to perform into the early 1960s. Her last hit single was in 1967, a cover of "96 Tears" by Question Mark & the Mysterians. By the 1960s, Maybelle's drug use began detrimentally impacting her career.
Смерть
Смит умерла от диабетической комы 23 января 1972 года в Кливленде, штат Огайо. Её пережила единственная дочь, Барбара Смит, и пятеро внуков. Её последний альбом, Last of Big Maybelle, был выпущен посмертно в 1973 году.
Smith died of a diabetic coma on January 23, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was survived by her only child, Barbara Smith, and five grandchildren. Her final album, Last of Big Maybelle, was released posthumously in 1973.
Наследие
Альбом The Okeh Sessions, выпущенный на лейбле Epic, получил премию W. C. Handy Award в 1983 году в номинации "Альбом года – винтаж или переиздание (США)". В 2011 году она была принята в Зал славы блюза. Ее версия песни "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" вошла в саундтрек к игре Fallout 4 и была добавлена в плейлист Diamond City Radio.
The album The Okeh Sessions, released on the Epic label, won the 1983 W. C. Handy Award for "Vintage or Reissue Album of the Year (U. S.)." In 2011, she was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame. Her version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" was included in the soundtrack for Fallout 4 as part of the Diamond City Radio playlist.
Альбомы
ГодНазваниеЖанрЛейбл2016The Complete King, OKeh & Savoy Выпуски 1947 61R&BAcrobat [UK] [2CD]2007I've Got a Feelin' (Записи OKeh & Savoy 1952 56)R&BRev Ola Bandstand2004Хронологическая Большая Мэйбел 1944 1953R&BClassics 'Blues & Rhythm'2001 Maybelle's BluesR&BSony Music Special Products2001Candy! (Savoy Blues Legends)R&BSavoy Jazz [2CD]2001 Half Heaven, Half Heartache (The Brunswick Recordings) R&BWestside [UK]1998The Very Best of Big Maybelle "That's All"R&BCollectables1995 Blues, Candy and Big MaybelleR&BSavoy Jazz1994 Maybelle Sings the BluesR&BCharly [UK]1994The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952 55R&BEpic/Legacy EK 534171983The OKeh SessionsR&BEpic EG 38456 [2LP]1973The Last of Big MaybelleR&BParamount PAS 10111969Saga of the Good Life and Hard TimesR&BRojac 1231968The Gospel Soul of Big MaybelleGospelBrunswick BL 7541421968"Gabbin' Blues" и другие хитыR&BEncore EE 220121967Got a Brand New BagR&BRojac 1221965The Soul of Big MaybelleR&BScepter 5221962What More Can a Woman Do?R&BBrunswick BL 7541071959The Blues: Mamie Webster Sings W. C. HandyR&BCub (MGM) 80021958Blues, Candy and Big MaybelleR&BSavoy MG 140111958Big Maybelle SingsR&BSavoy MG 140051954Big MaybelleR&BEpic EG 7071
YearTitleGenreLabel2016The Complete King, OKeh & Savoy Releases 1947 61R&BAcrobat [UK] [2CD]2007I've Got a Feelin' (OKeh & Savoy Recordings 1952 56)R&BRev Ola Bandstand2004The Chronological Big Maybelle 1944 1953R&BClassics 'Blues & Rhythm'2001 Maybelle's BluesR&BSony Music Special Products2001Candy! (Savoy Blues Legends)R&BSavoy Jazz [2CD]2001 Half Heaven, Half Heartache (The Brunswick Recordings) R&BWestside [UK]1998The Very Best of Big Maybelle "That's All"R&BCollectables1995 Blues, Candy and Big MaybelleR&BSavoy Jazz1994 Maybelle Sings the Blues R&BCharly [UK]1994The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952 55R&BEpic/Legacy EK 534171983The OKeh SessionsR&BEpic EG 38456 [2LP]1973The Last of Big MaybelleR&BParamount PAS 10111969Saga of the Good Life and Hard TimesR&BRojac 1231968The Gospel Soul of Big MaybelleGospelBrunswick BL 7541421968"Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big HitsR&BEncore EE 220121967Got a Brand New BagR&BRojac 1221965The Soul of Big MaybelleR&BScepter 5221962What More Can a Woman Do?R&BBrunswick BL 7541071959The Blues: Mamie Webster Sings W. C. HandyR&BCub (MGM) 80021958Blues, Candy and Big MaybelleR&BSavoy MG 140111958Big Maybelle SingsR&BSavoy MG 14005 1954Big MaybelleR&BEpic EG 7071
Синглы
1948 "Sad and Disappointed Jill" / "Bad Dream Blues" Неальбомные треки "Indian Giver" / "Too Tight Mama" Вышеуказанные записи, указанные как исполненные Мейбл Смит 1953 "Gabbin' Blues" / "Rain Down Rain" 3"Gabbin' Blues" и другие хиты "Way Back Home" / "Just Want Your Love" 10 "Send for Me" / "Jinny Mule" (с альбома "Gabbin' Blues" и другие хиты) Неальбомный трек "My Country Man" / "Maybelle's Blues" 5"Gabbin' Blues" и другие хиты 1954 "You'll Never Know" / "I've Got a Feelin'" "I'm Getting 'Long Alright" / "My Big Mistake" 1955 "Don't Leave Poor Me" / "Ain't No Use" (Неальбомный трек) "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" / "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" (с альбома "Gabbin' Blues" и другие хиты) Неальбомные треки 1956 "Such a Cutie" / "The Other Night" "Candy" / "That's a Pretty Good Love" 11Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle "Mean to Me" / "Tell Me Who" "New Kind of Mambo" / "Gabbin' Blues" (с альбома "Gabbin' Blues" и другие хиты) Неальбомные треки 1957 "I Don't Want to Cry" / "All of Me" Big Maybelle Sings "Rock House" / "Jim" "Silent Night" / "White Christmas" Неальбомные треки "So Long" / "Ring Dang Dilly" Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle 1958 "Blues, Early Blues"—Часть 1 / Часть 2 1959 "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" / "Say It Isn't So" Big Maybelle Sings "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" / "Pitiful" (с альбома Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle) Неальбомные треки "I Understand" / "Some of These Days" 1960 "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" / "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" 1961 "Going Home Baby" / "I Ain't Got Nobody" 1962 "Candy" / "Cry" What More Can a Woman Do 1963 "Cold Cold Heart" / "Why Was I Born" (с альбома What More Can a Woman Do) The Last of Big Maybelle "How Deep Is the Ocean" / "Everybody's Got a Home But Me" What More Can a Woman Do 1964 "Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me" / "Same Old Story" The Soul of Big Maybelle "My Mother's Eyes" / "Careless Love" Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times "I Don't Want to Cry" / "Yesterday's Kisses" Неальбомные треки 1965 "Let Me Go" / "No Better for You" (с альбома The Last of Big Maybelle) 1966 "It's a Man's Man's World" / "Maybelle Sings the Blues" (с альбома Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times) "Don't Pass Me By" / "It's Been Raining" (с альбома Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times) 271967 "96 Tears" / "That's Life" 96 23Got a Brand New Bag "Turn the World Around the Other Way" / "I Can't Wait Any Longer" (Неальбомный трек) "Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)" / "Keep That Man" Неальбомные треки 1968 "Quittin' Time" / "I Can't Wait Any Longer" "Heaven Will Welcome You, Dr. King" / "Eleanor Rigby" (с альбома Got a Brand New Bag) "Do Lord" / "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" The Gospel Soul of Big Maybelle 1969 "Old Love Never Dies" / "How It Lies" Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times 1973 "Blame It on Your Love" / "See See Rider" The Last of Big Maybelle
Year Single (A side, B side) Chart Positions Album US Pop USR&B1948 "Sad and Disappointed Jill"b/w "Bad Dream Blues" Non album tracks "Indian Giver"b/w "Too Tight Mama" The above two records as shown as by Mabel Smith 1953 "Gabbin' Blues"b/w "Rain Down Rain" 3"Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits "Way Back Home"b/w "Just Want Your Love" 10 "Send for Me"b/w "Jinny Mule" (from "Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits) Non album track "My Country Man"b/w "Maybelle's Blues" 5"Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits1954 "You'll Never Know"b/w "I've Got a Feelin'" "I'm Getting 'Long Alright"b/w "My Big Mistake" 1955 "Don't Leave Poor Me"b/w "Ain't No Use" (Non album track) "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"b/w "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" (from "Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits) Non album tracks1956 "Such a Cutie"b/w "The Other Night" "Candy"b/w "That's a Pretty Good Love" 11Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle "Mean to Me"b/w "Tell Me Who" "New Kind of Mambo"b/w "Gabbin' Blues" (from "Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits) Non album tracks1957 "I Don't Want to Cry"b/w "All of Me" Big Maybelle Sings "Rock House"b/w "Jim" "Silent Night"b/w "White Christmas" Non album tracks "So Long"b/w "Ring Dang Dilly" Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle 1958 "Blues, Early Blues"—Part 1b/w Part 2 1959 "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"b/w "Say It Isn't So" Big Maybelle Sings "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"b/w "Pitiful" (from Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle) Non album tracks "I Understand"b/w "Some of These Days" 1960 "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"b/w "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" 1961 "Going Home Baby"b/w "I Ain't Got Nobody" 1962 "Candy"b/w "Cry" What More Can a Woman Do1963 "Cold Cold Heart"b/w "Why Was I Born" (from What More Can a Woman Do) The Last of Big Maybelle "How Deep Is the Ocean"b/w "Everybody's Got a Home But Me" What More Can a Woman Do1964 "Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me"b/w "Same Old Story" The Soul of Big Maybelle "My Mother's Eyes"b/w "Careless Love" Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times "I Don't Want to Cry"b/w "Yesterday's Kisses" Non album tracks 1965 "Let Me Go"b/w "No Better for You" (from The Last of Big Maybelle) 1966 "It's a Man's Man's World"b/w "Maybelle Sings the Blues" (from Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times) "Don't Pass Me By"b/w "It's Been Raining" (from Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times) 271967 "96 Tears"b/w "That's Life" 96 23Got a Brand New Bag "Turn the World Around the Other Way"b/w "I Can't Wait Any Longer" (Non album track) "Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)"b/w "Keep That Man" Non album tracks1968 "Quittin' Time"b/w "I Can't Wait Any Longer" "Heaven Will Welcome You, Dr. King"b/w "Eleanor Rigby" (from Got a Brand New Bag) "Do Lord"b/w "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" The Gospel Soul of Big Maybelle 1969 "Old Love Never Dies"b/w "How It Lies" Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times 1973 "Blame It on Your Love"b/w "See See Rider" The Last of Big Maybelle