Marie Adams

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Marie Adams , née Ollie Marie Givens (born October 19, 1925 in Linden , Texas , † February 23, 1998 in Houston ) was an American R&B singer who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to her expansive appearance her nickname was "TV Mama" (alluding to the wide screen format ).

biography

In her youth, Ollie Marie Givens sang gospel in the church choir. After she had celebrated first successes in Don Robey's "Bronze Peacock Club" in Houston , she made her first recordings in 1952 with Peacock Records as Marie Adams. I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks , My Search Is Over, and My Song were R&B hits.

After various regional tours, Marie Adams joined Johnny Otis in 1953 , who toured the US with his show. At times she appeared with the sisters Sadie and Francine McKinley as "Three Tons of Joy" ( three tons of joy ).

Discography (selection)

  • I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks (1952)
  • My Search Is Over (1952)
  • My Song (Originally by Johnny Ace ) (1953)
  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me (Three Tons of Joy) (1957)
  • A Fool in Love (Three Tons of Joy) (1958)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/marie_adams.htm
  2. ↑ Allmusic, see web links
  3. ↑ Founding Mothers: Marie Adams  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Article on Wnew.com, with a photo of the "Three Tons of Joy"@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / wnew.radio.com  
  4. ↑ The title reached number 7 on the R&B best-seller charts and number 3 on the R&B juke box charts in 1952. Marie Adams cannot show any further placements in the Top 40. Compare Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits . New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 6
  5. ↑ a b J. C. Marion: My Search Is Over - Marie Adams ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / home.earthlink.net
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Marie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Givens, Ollie Marie (maiden name); TV Mama (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Linden , Texas
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1998
Place of death Houston