SMITH, MABEL LOUISE (BIG MAYBELLE
). Blues singer ( in Jackson, Tennessee; in Cleveland, Ohio). She sang in a local sanctified church choir as a child. Her first professional experiences were with
Dave Clark
, then with
Myron (Tiny
) Bradshaw
(1947-50). During the 1950s she won recognition as a top singer of rhythm n
blues, and was one of the few blues singers invited to appear at the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 along with
Charles (Charles (...
SMITH, MABEL LOUISE
(1924–1972)> BLUES SINGER