Sara Martin
About the artist
Sara Martin (June 18, 1884 – May 24, 1955) was an American blues singer, in her time one of the most popular of the classic blues singers. She was billed as "The Famous Moanin' Mama" and "The Colored Sophie Tucker". Martin made many recordings, including a few under the names Margaret Johnson and Sally Roberts. Martin was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and was singing on the African-American vaudeville circuit by 1915. She began a very successful recording career when she was signed by the Okeh label in 1922.
Top songs
- Death Sting Me Blues
- Mama's Got The Blues
- Atlanta Blues
- Mistreating Man Blues
- Blind Man Blues
- Black Hearse Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- I'm Gonna Hoodoo You
- Eagle Rock Me, Papa
- Late Last Night
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- Strange Lovin' Blues
- You Got Ev'rything A Sweet Mama Needs But Me
- Sugar Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bus'ness If I Do
- Georgia Stockade Blues
- Kitchen Man Blues
- Forget Me Not Blues
- He's Never Gonna Throw Me Down
- A Green Gal Can't Catch On Blues
- Achin' Hearted Blues
- Last Go Round Blues
- Longing For Daddy Blues
- Come Home Papa Blues
- It Takes A Long Time To Get 'Em But You Can Lose 'Em Overnight
- Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
- Brother Ben
- What's The Matter Now?
- I've Got To Go And Leave My Daddy Behind
- Take Your Black Bottom Outside
- The Prisoner's Blues
- Taing Nobody's Bus'ness If I Do
- Your Going Ain't Giving Me The Blues
- Joe Turner Blues
- Down at the Razor Ball
- How Could I Be Blue?
- Gonna Ramble Blues
- Careless Man Blues
- Western Union Blues
- Cushion Foot Stomp
- Mean Tight Mama
- Goin' Down To The Levee
- Michigan Water Blues
- Sweet Man Was The Cause of It All
- I Got What It Takes To Bring You Back
- Original Blues
- You Just Can't Have No One Man By Yourself
- Shipwrecked Blues
- Uncle Sam Blues
- What More Can A Monkey Woman Do?
- Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares Blues
- Roamin' Blues
- Alabamy Bound
- Good-Bye Blues
- Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
- I Want Every Bit Of It I Don't Like It Second Hand
- New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
- Just Thinkin' Blues
- Runnin' Round With The Blues
- Some Of These Mornings
- Some Sweet Day
- Cruel Backbitin' Blues
- My Man Blues
- If Your Man Is Like My Man (I Sympathise With You)
- Mistreated Mama Blues
- Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Ye Shall Reap Just What You Sow
- Leave My Sweet Daddy Alone
- Blue Gum Blues
- Troubled Blues
- You've Got Ev'rything A Sweet Papa Needs But Me
- Too Late Now To Get Your Baby Back
- If You Don't Like It, Leave
- Tired O' Waitin' Blues
- A Green Gal Can't Catch On (Blues)
- Hole In The Wall
- Mournful Blues
- Jelly's Blues
- That Dance Called Messin' Around
- Pleading Blues
- Useless Blues
- Poor Me Blues
- Got To Leave My Home Blues
- My Good Man's Blues (Mahalia's Blues)
- The Last Time
- I’ve Got to Go and Leave My Daddy Behind (feat. Sylvester Weaver)
- La Go Round Blues
- Daddy, Ease This Pain of Mine
- Cage Of Apes
- I'm Sorry Blues
- I Can Always Tell When A Man Is Treatin' Me Cool
- Teasing Brown Blues
- Don't Turn Your Back On Me
- Old fashioned Sara blues
- Sympathising Blues
- Things Done Got Too Thick
- Every Woman Needs a Man
- Orn'ry Blues
- Laughin' Cryin' Blues
- Slow Down Sweet Papa Mama' Catching Up With You
- Everybody's Got The Blues
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