Female Blues Singers, Vol. 3: B/C (1923-1928)

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 18, 1997
• Total Time: 65:42
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Vol. 3 in this 14-CD series has the complete recordings of Marie Bradley, Kitty Brown, Josephine Byrd, and Alice Carter. Bradley, who was best-known for her moaning and falsetto singing (particularly on two versions of "Down Home Moan"), is the most interesting of the four vocalists although apparently Josephine Byrd (who only recorded two numbers in her career) was well-known in theatres in the Midwest during the 1920s. Among the sidemen (most of whom are unidentified) who are heard from on this interesting CD are pianists Will Ezell, Freddie Longshaw, and possibly Tiny Parham. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Back to Town Blues		Marie Bradley	(3:01)
Down Home Moan		Marie Bradley	(2:47)
Mama's in a Strain		Marie Bradley	(2:53)
Stormy Hailing Blues		Marie Bradley	(3:08)
Back to Town Blues		Marie Bradley	(2:40)
Down Home Moan		Marie Bradley	(2:56)
Evil Blues		Kitty Brown	(2:55)
Mean Eyes (Too Late Blues)		Kitty Brown	(2:49)
Deceiful Blues		Kitty Brown	(2:40)
I Don't Let No One Man Worry Me		Kitty Brown	(2:52)
He's Never Gonna Throw Me Down		Kitty Brown	(2:38)
Keep on Going		Kitty Brown	(3:06)
Family Skeleton Blues		Kitty Brown	(3:09)
I Wanna Jazz Some More		Kitty Brown	(3:03)
Keep on Going		Kitty Brown	(3:12)
One of These Days		Kitty Brown	(2:53)
Take Me Away from Here			(3:12)
Mosquito Blues			(3:11)
Midnight Blues		Alice Carter	(3:19)
If You Want to Keep Your Daddy Home		Alice Carter	(2:50)
Bleeding Hearted Blues		Alice Carter	(3:16)
I Just Want a Daddy		Alice Carter	(3:12)

Credits

Billy Higgins (Vocals), Tiny Parham (Piano), William Ezell (Piano), Fred Longshaw (Piano), Johnny Parth (Producer), Johnny Parth (Compilation), Ernest Elliott (Clarinet), Thomas Morris (Cornet), Dr. David Evans (Liner Notes), Gerhard Wessely (Remastering), Bob Fuller (Clarinet), Louis Hooper (Piano), Alice Carter (Vocals), Alice Carter (Performer), Marie Bradley (Vocals), Marie Bradley (Performer), Bob Ricketts (Piano), Nelson's Paramount Serenaders (Kazoo), Tom Morris (Cornet), Kitty Brown (Vocals), Leroy Morton (Vocals)