Marie Adams - I'm the Bluest Gal in Town [CD]

Cat. no: JASMCD3261
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988326123
Release Date: 08 Sep 2023
Genre: Blues

Marie Adams - colloquially nicknamed "TV Mama" - was best known by UK audiences for her role in The Johnny Otis Show with her backing singers, The Three Tons Of Joy

She'd however enjoyed earlier success as a singer, recording Gospel and R&B material for the Peacock label, before hooking up with Otis in the mid-1950s. 

Otis hosted his own radio and TV shows in Los Angeles and Marie, plus sisters Sadie & Francine McKinley, as the Three Tons Of Joy (their combined weight topped 800lbs), were a major focus. This is the frst compilation to encompass all the different elements of Marie's recording career, covering the period 1951-58.

Included are her US hit 'I'm Gonna Play The Honky-Tonks' (#3 R&B, 1952) and the Johnny Otis Show's later UK Top 20 hits 'Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)' (#2, 1957) and 'Bye Bye Baby' (#17, 1958).

Tracks: My Search Is Over / My Destination / I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks / He's My Man / Sweet Talking Daddy / My Song / Alone / Ain't Car Crazy / I'm The Bluest Gal In Town / You're Gone From Me / Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean / One Sweet Letter / Baby, Don't Do It / I'm Gonna Latch On / The Shape I'm In / In Memory (A Tribute To Johnny Ace) / Boom Diddy Wa Wa / Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me) / Loop De Loop / In The Dark / Bye Bye Baby / All I Want Is Your Love / I Wonder / The Light Still Shines In My Window / A Fool In Love / What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?