Mamie Smith
About the artist
Mamie Smith (née Robinson) (May 26, 1891 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American artist to make vocal blues recordings in 1920. Willie "The Lion" Smith (not her husband) explained the background to that recording in his (ghosted) autobiography, Music on My Mind.
Top songs
- Crazy Blues
- That Da Da Strain
- Goin' Crazy with the Blues
- Keep A Song In Your Soul
- That Thing Called Love (7275)
- My Sportin' Man
- Jenny's Ball
- You Can Have Him, I Don't Want Him, Didn't Love Him Anyhow Blues
- Lovin' Sam From Alabam
- You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
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- Alabama Blues
- Golfing Papa
- You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night
- It's Right Here For You
- Fare Thee Honey Blues
- You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
- Frankie Blues
- Don’t Mess With Me
- Kansas City Man Blues
- Don't Care Blues
- That Thing Called Love
- Mem'ries Of You Mammy
- Dangerous Blues
- The Darktown Flappers Ball
- If You Don't Want Me Blues
- The Road Is Rocky
- Mean Man
- Crazy Blues (Alternate Take)
- You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night - Or You Can't See Mama At All
- Miss Jenny's Ball (aka There'll Be No Freebies At Miss Jenny's Ball)
- What Have I Done?
- Lady Luck Blues
- Don't You Advertise Your Man
- Royal Garden Blues (Instrumental)
- Jazzbo Ball
- I Want A Jazzy Kiss
- Sweet Man O' Mine
- Daddy, Your Mama Is Lonesome For You
- "U" Need Some Lovin' Blues
- Mamie Smith Blues
- Sax-O-Phoney Blues
- New Orleans
- I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll
- Baby, You Made Me Fall For You (Instrumental)
- Shim-Me-King's Blues (Instrumental)
- Old Time Blues (Instrumental)
- Harlem Blues
- Mean Daddy Blues
- Lonesome Mama Blues
- I'm Free, Single, Disengaged, Looking For Someone To Love
- The Lure Of The South
- Don't Mess With Me
- You Can'y Keep A Good Man Down (Instrumental)
- Down Home Blues
- That Old Thing Called Love (7790) (Instrumental)
- That Da Da Strain (From "Beginners")
- Stuttering (Instrumental)
- My Mammy's Blues
- Goin' Crazy With The Blues (Take 1)
- Sighin' Around With The Blues
- I'm Gonna Get You
- Got To Cool My Doggies Now
- Wabash Blues
- Wish That I Could But I Can't Forgive You Blues
- Sweet Virginia Blues
- Good Looking Papa
- Get Hot
- Mame Whip! Mama Spank!
- Crazy Blues - (Alternate Take)
- Doo-Dah Blues
- Plain Old Blues
- The Wang, Wang Blues
- Sweet Cookie
- Weepin'
- Lord! Lord!
- Let's Agree To Disagree
- I Once Was Yours I'm Somebody Else's Now
- The Jail House Blues
- Arkansas Blues (A Down Home Chant)
- Stop! Rest A While
- The Wang Wang Blues
- Mistreatin' Daddy Blues
- Remorseful Blues
- Lost Opportunity Blues
- Crazy Blues (78rpm Version)
- It's Right Here for You (If You Don't Get It - 'Taint No Fault O' Mine)
- A Little Kind Treatment
- Wonderful Mammy
- Good Time Ball
- Oh, Joe (Please Don't Go)
- The Road Is Rocky (But I Am Gonna Find My Way)
- A Wearin' Away The Blues
- Just Like You Took My Man Away From Me
- Do It Mr. So-And-So
- What You Need Is Me
- Dem Knock-Out-Blues
- Goin' Crazy With The Blues (Take 2)
- My Sweet Man
- There's Only One Man (That Satisfies Me)
- Do It, Mr So-And-So
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