Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur (1996)

Maria Muldaur in 1969 in Boston

Maria Muldaur (* 12. September 1943 as Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato in Greenwich Village , New York ) is an American folk, jazz and blues singer.

Live and act

Born into a musical family of Italian origin, Maria Muldaur was exposed to many musical influences at an early age, which led her to folk music in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s after an early rock 'n' roll phase in school . After first appearances with local groups like the Even Dozen Jug Band and violin lessons with Doc Watson in North Carolina, the singer moved to Cambridge , Massachusetts , another popular and protest stronghold of the time. There she met her future husband, the folk singer Geoff Muldaur , who was a member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band . A daughter, Jenni, was born, and several LPs were made together.

But in 1972 the collaboration and the marriage ended, and Maria Muldaur began her solo career. She became a versatile folk, country, jazz and blues singer who has processed the influences of numerous important musicians in the course of her career. Her first solo LP Maria Muldaur became a success in 1973 with the hit Midnight At The Oasis .

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Maria Muldaur   US 3 May 18, 1974 (56 weeks) Waitress in a donut shop   US 23 04/01/1975 (26 weeks) Sweet Harmony   US 53 04/10/1976 (12 weeks) Southern Winds   US 143 04/15/1978 (5 weeks)

Singles

Midnight At The Oasis   UK 21st 06/29/1974 (8 weeks)   US 6th 02/23/1974 (24 weeks) I'm a woman   US 12 12/28/1974 (14 weeks)

• 1973: Maria Muldaur
• 1974: Waitress in a Donut Shop
• 1976: Sweet Harmony
• 1978: Southern Winds , entitled Cajun Moon
• 1979: Open Your Eyes
• 1980: Gospel Nights
• 1982: There Is Love
• 1983: Sweet and Slow
• 1985: Live in London
• 1986: Transblucency ( Uptown )
• 1988: Gospel Night
• 1992: Louisiana Love Call, ( Black Top Records )
• 1992: On the Sunny Side
• 1994: Meet Me at Midnite, ( Black Top Records )
• 1995: Jazz table
• 1996: Fanning the Flames
• 1998: Swingin 'in the Rain
• 1998: Southland of the Heart
• 1999: Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
• 2000: Maria Muldaur's Music for Lovers
• 2001: Richland Woman Blues
• 2002: Animal Crackers in My Soup: The Songs of Shirley Temple
• 2003: A Woman Alone with the Blues
• 2004: Love Wants to Dance
• 2004: Sisters & Brothers (with Eric Bibb and Rory Block )
• 2006: Heart of Mine - Love Songs of Bob Dylan
• 2007: Naughty, Bawdy, And Blue
• 2008: Yes We Can!
• 2009: Good Time Music for Hard Times (Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy)
• 2010: Jug Band Music for Kids (Maria Muldaur's Barnyard Dance)
• 2011: Steady Love
• 2012: … First Came Memphis Minnie… A Loving Tribute
• 2018: Don't You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker

Web links

• Maria Muldaur's homepage
• Maria Muldaur at Allmusic (English)
• Maria Muldaur at Discogs (English)

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK US
2. ↑ Brian Morton: Maria Muldaur: Don't You Feel My Leg - The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker , review on jazzjournal.co.uk January 25, 2019, accessed July 20, 2019