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Big Maybelle (eigentlich Maybelle Louise Smith; * 1. Mai 1924 in Jackson, Tennessee; † 23. Januar 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio) war eine vor allem in den 1950er Jahren populäre US-amerikanische R&B-Sängerin.
Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer. Her 1956 hit single " Candy " received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
YearSingle (a-side, B-side) Both Tracks From ...Chart Positions(us R&b [15])Album1948"Sad and Disappointed Jill" b/w "Bad ...-Non-album tracks1948"Indian Giver" b/w "Too Tight Mama"-Non-album tracks1953"Gabbin' Blues" b/w "Rain Down Rain"3"Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big Hits1953"Way Back Home" b/w "Just Want Your ...10"Gabbin' Blues" and Other Big HitsMabel Louise Smith (1 de mayo de 1924-23 de enero de 1972), [1] conocida profesionalmente como Big Maybelle, fue una cantante estadounidense de R&B. Su sencillo de 1956 "Candy" recibió el premio Grammy Hall of Fame en 1999.
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.
Big Maybelle (eigentlich Maybelle Louise Smith; * 1. Mai 1924 in Jackson, Tennessee; † 23. Januar 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio) war eine vor allem in den 1950er Jahren populäre US-amerikanische R&B-Sängerin.
Big Maybelle was a top selling performer from the Golden Age of R&B, who could interpret rousing carousing dance music, and bring it all back down with a tender haunting ballad. Born Maybelle Louis Smith in Jackson, Tennessee, she grew up singing in the local Sanctified Church choir in Jackson.
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 ...
