Research Catalog

Title

Men are like street cars-- [sound recording] : women blues singers, 1928-1969.

Publication

Universal City, CA : MCA, p1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hill, Bertha Chippie.
• Pope, Jenny.
• Delaney, Mattie.
• Memphis Minnie, 1896-1973.
• White, Georgia, 1903-1980.
• Spivey, Victoria.
• Howard, Rosetta.
• Smith, Trixie, 1895-1943.
• Barker, Blue Lu, 1913-1998.
• Tharpe, Rosetta, -1973.
• Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
• Hunter, Alberta.
• King, Nora Lee.
• Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963.
• Johnson, Ella.
• Perry, Rosetta.
• Jones, Mildred.
• Scott, Mabel.
• Hightower, Donna.
• Humes, Helen.
• Thornton, Big Mama.
• Adams, Marie, 1925-
• Hill, Gladys.
• Adams, Alberta.
• Lewis, Lovey.
• Phillips, Esther, 1935-1984.
• Johnson, Gwen (Vocalist)
• Day, Margie, 1926-
• Offitt, Lillian, 1938-
• White, Lavelle.
• Webster, Katie.
• James, Betty, 1917?-
• James, Etta, 1938-2012
• DeSanto, Sugar Pie.
• Taylor, Koko.
• Thomas, Irma.
• Turner, Tina.
• Turner, Ike.

Description

2 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative Title

Women blues singers, 1928-1969

Subject

Blues (Music)

Note

• Compilation of previously released blues recordings.
• Title from container.
• Compact discs.
• Program notes by Mary Katherine Aldin (27 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

• Recorded 1928-1969.

Contents

• CD 1: Some cold rainy day (Bertha "Chippie" Hill) -- Whiskey drinkin' blues (Jenny Pope) -- Tallahatchie River blues (Mattie Delaney) -- Bumble bee (Memphis Minnie) -- Hot nuts (Get 'em from the peanut man) (Georgia White) -- I'll keep sittin' on it (If I can't sell it) (Georgia White) -- Black snake swing (Victoria Spivey) -- If you're a viper (Rosetta Howard) -- Jack I'm mellow (Trixie Smith) -- Don't you make me high (Blue Lu Barker) -- My man and I (Rosetta Tharpe) -- Rock me (Rosetta Tharpe) -- I gotta right to sing the blues (Billie Holiday) -- Men are like street cars (Rosetta Howard) -- Chirpin' the blues (Alberta Hunter) -- Fine and mellow (Alberta Hunter) -- Cannon ball (Nora Lee King) -- Blow top blues (Dinah Washington) -- I'm tired of crying over you (Ella Johnson) -- T'ain't nobody's business if I do (Billie Holiday) -- Worry, worry, worry (Rosetta Perry) -- It's been a long time (Mildred Jones) -- Boogie woogie choo choo train (Mabel Scott).
• CD 2: I ain't in the mood (Donna Hightower) -- All night long (Helen Humes) -- Me and my chauffeur blues (Memphis Minnie) -- They call me Big Mama (Big Mama Thornton) -- I'm gonna play the honky tonks (Marie Adams) -- Please don't touch my bowl (Gladys Hill) -- Hound dog (Big Mama Thornton) -- I'm gonna latch on (Marie Adams) -- Messin' around with the blues (Alberta Adams) -- Take a chance on me (Lovey Lewis) -- Sit back down (Esther Phillips) -- A trumpet blows away the blues (Gwen Johnson) -- Take out your false teeth Daddy (Margie Day) -- Miss you so (Lillian Offitt) -- If (I could be with you) (Lavelle White) -- I feel so low (Katie Webster) -- I'm a little mixed up (Betty James) -- Something's got a hold on me (Etta James) -- In the basement, part 1 (Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto) -- Wang dang doodle (Koko Taylor) -- Good to me (Irma Thomas) -- 29 ways (Koko Taylor) -- Three o'clock blues (Ike & Tina Turner).

Call Number

*LDC 20492 (F)

OCLC

NYPG06-R196

Title

Men are like street cars-- [sound recording] : women blues singers, 1928-1969.

Imprint

Universal City, CA : MCA, p1999.

Performer

Various vocalists.

Event

Recorded 1928-1969.

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Added Author

Hill, Bertha Chippie. voc

Pope, Jenny. voc

Delaney, Mattie. voc

Memphis Minnie, 1896-1973. voc

White, Georgia, 1903-1980. voc

Spivey, Victoria. voc

Howard, Rosetta. voc

Smith, Trixie, 1895-1943. voc

Barker, Blue Lu, 1913-1998. voc

Tharpe, Rosetta, -1973. voc

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, singer.

Hunter, Alberta. voc

King, Nora Lee. voc

Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963. voc

Johnson, Ella. voc

Perry, Rosetta. voc

Jones, Mildred. voc

Scott, Mabel. voc

Hightower, Donna. voc

Humes, Helen. voc

Thornton, Big Mama. voc

Adams, Marie, 1925- voc

Hill, Gladys. voc

Adams, Alberta. voc

Lewis, Lovey. voc

Phillips, Esther, 1935-1984. voc

Johnson, Gwen (Vocalist)

Day, Margie, 1926- voc

Offitt, Lillian, 1938- voc

White, Lavelle. voc

Webster, Katie. voc

James, Betty, 1917?- voc

James, Etta, 1938-2012, singer.

DeSanto, Sugar Pie. voc

Taylor, Koko. voc

Thomas, Irma. voc

Turner, Tina. voc

Turner, Ike. Instrumentalist

Publisher No.

MCAD2-11788 MCA

Research Call Number

*LDC 20492 (F) Notes on file.