Marion Abernathy

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Voo-It! Voo-It!
  R&BTemplate: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / country wrong 4th 03/02/1946 (6 weeks)

Marion Abernathy (born around 1920 in Chicago , died after 1960) was an American singer of rhythm & blues , also called The Blues Woman, who was active on the west coast of the USA .

Live and act

Abernathy, a discovery by Johnny Otis , was among the musicians who played a key role in launching Art Rupe's R&B label Specialty Records . Her song "Voo It!", First recorded in 1944 for the predecessor label Juke-Box. Voo It! ”Was the label's second release and became a regional hit in 1945. In the same year she recorded for regional labels such as Bel-Tone and Melodisc Records , accompanied a. a. by Buddy Banks , Bob Mosely, and Lucky Thompson . With Wynonie Harris , Jo Jo Adams , T-Bone Walker and Mabel Scott , she was one of the stars of the African-American music scene on Central Avenue in Los Angeles during this time.

She took on a number of R&B titles in the post-war years such as "Baggin 'the Boogie", "Goin' for the Okey-Doke". “Ja-Hoosey Baby”, “My Man Boogie” (with Hot Lips Page 1947), “Undecided” and “You Ain't Got Nothin 'for Me” (with Paul Bascomb ). On her recordings for King Records in 1949 she was accompanied by Joe Newman , Marshall Royal , Bumps Myers , Gerry Wiggins and Chico Hamilton . According to Tom Lord , she was involved in nine recording sessions between 1945 and 1949. In 1960 she was still recording for small labels.

Discographic notes

  • The Chronological Marion Abernathy: 1947–1949 ( Classics , ed. 2001)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Joel Whitburn: Hot R&B Songs. Billboard 1942-2010 . 6th edition. Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls 2010, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 , The Artist Section, pp. 71 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b The Melodisc label
  3. ^ Johnny Otis : Upside Your Head !: Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue . 1993, p. 46
  4. ↑ Swinggals ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2013 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.slipcue.com
  5. ^ Marshal Royal, Claire P. Gordon: Marshal Royal: Jazz Survivor . 2001, p. 151
  6. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 12, 2014)
  7. ^ Billboard August 29, 1960
personal data
SURNAME Abernathy, Marion
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer of rhythm and blues
DATE OF BIRTH around 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH after 1960