Big Maybelle

Big Maybelle

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 1, 1924 (Jackson), Died January 23, 1972 (Ohio)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: Mabel Smith.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71951	10-in.	4/6/1944	Hurry, hurry	Christine Chatman Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	111685		2/5/1962	Why was I born?	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111686		2/5/1962	If	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111687		2/5/1962	Candy	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111688		2/5/1962	I'll close my eyes	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111689		2/5/1962	How deep is the ocean	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111690		2/5/1962	I can't give you anything but love	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111691		2/7/1962	Cry	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111692		2/7/1962	Tortured	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111693		2/7/1962	I still care	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111694		2/7/1962	I can't give you anything but love	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111695		2/7/1962	Everybody's got a home but me	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	111696		2/7/1962	What more can a woman do?	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	112500		8/17/1962	Candy	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	112676		10/1/1962	Is it worth it?	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	112677		10/1/1962	You ought to be ashamed	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	112992		1/18/1963	Cold, cold heart	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	112993		1/18/1963	Is it worth it?	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	114209		11/18/1963	How deep is the ocean	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120597		8/12/1968	Nobody knows the trouble I've seen	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120598		8/12/1968	Swing low, sweet chariot	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120599		8/12/1968	Yes indeed	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120600		8/15/1968	Joshua fit the battle of Jericho	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120601		8/15/1968	Do Lord	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120602		8/15/1968	Everytime I feel the spirit	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120603		8/15/1968	Down by the riverside	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120604		8/15/1968	Dry bones	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120605		8/15/1968	He's got the whole world in His hands	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120606		8/15/1968	Old time religion	Big Maybelle	vocalist
Decca	120607		8/15/1968	When the Saints go marching in	Big Maybelle	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Big Maybelle," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104071.

Big Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104071.

"Big Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.