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Complete Recorded Works 1 Import

Mamie Smith Format: Audio CD
4.4 out of 5 stars 5 customer reviews
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That Thing Called Love (7275)
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You Can't Keep A Good Man Down
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Crazy Blues
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It's Right Here For You
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Fare Thee Honey Blues
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The Road Is Rocky
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Mem'ries Of You Mammy
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If You Don't Want Me Blues
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Don't Care Blues
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Lovin' Sam From Alabam
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Royal Garden Blues (Instrumental)
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Shim-Me-King's Blues (Instrumental)
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Jazzbo Ball
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What Have I Done?
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That Old Thing Called Love (7790) (Instrumental)
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Old Time Blues (Instrumental)
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Baby, You Made Me Fall For You (Instrumental)
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You Can'y Keep A Good Man Down (Instrumental)
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Frankie Blues
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"U" Need Some Lovin' Blues
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Dangerous Blues
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Daddy, Your Mama Is Lonesome For You
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I Want A Jazzy Kiss
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Sax-O-Phoney Blues
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 1, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: 1920
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: DOC
  • ASIN: B000000JC1
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,654 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe first blues singer
By Johnny Boy on July 29, 2008
Format: Audio CD
Document Records' 'Mamie Smith: The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1: 1920-1921' features a young Mamie Smith at her best. Of course, this has her biggest hit and the first major blues song ever recorded, 'Crazy Blues,' but there is more to Mamie Smith than that.

She, along with peers like Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox and the legendary Bessie Smith, started the blues craze of the 1920s. Born in 1883, Mamie was the first African American to make vocal blues, which she did in 1920.

All of the surviving 1920 recordings, as well as a handful from 1921, are documented here. 'Mem'ries of You Mammy,' 'Lovin' Sam from Alabam,' and 'Jazzbo Ball' all appear here, as well as a few instrumental songs here.

With a total of 24 songs, you get a great look at the legendary Mamie Smith. If you just want her legendary recordings, this is all you will ever really need.

Overall, if you like the blues at all, you must own this album. These recordings are historical. Buy this album. You won't regret it.

Highly recommended for any lover of the blues, whether it be classic blues of the '20s-'70s or modern blues of the '80s-today, this is a must own.

ENJOY!!!
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4.0 out of 5 starsOn listening to Document records
By Billwana on November 28, 2014
Format: Audio CD
Johnny Parth's purpose in creating the Document Record Co. was not simply to have a CD you could listen to to be entertained by
from beginning to end. He wanted to 'DOCUMENT' ALL of the blues and gospel recorded from about 1895 until 1943. When a record company released a 33rpm record in the 60's there was room for 14 songs so they cherry picked what they liked. Johnny went to all
of the worlds blues collectors and released everything that had been found. His collection is of 800 CD's; some 16,000 songs.
Now the company is in new hands and more releases are coming.
So when someone bought a 78 (2 songs) for the very expensive price of 75cents they might have waited for 6 months for the next release and it may have sounded similar.
I suggest in listening to a Document CD that you skim over it first for the songs that are different, that you like.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMAMIE SMITH WAS THE 1ST PERSON TO RECORD A BLUES
By AARON on February 19, 2000
Format: Audio CD
MAMIE SMITH MAY HAVE NOT BEEN THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE EVER SANG A BLUES, BUT SHE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BEING THE FIRST PERSON TO RECORD A BLUES. IN 1920 SMITH RECORDED THE 1ST BLUES EVER, "CRAZY BLUES", WHICH SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES IN THE 1ST 6 MONTHS OF IT'S RELEASE. SHE PAVED THE WAY FOR THE 20'S BLUES CRAZE, AND RECORD PRODUCERS WERE REALIZING THAT WHITE PEOPLE WERE BUYING THESE "RACE RECORDS." MAMIE SMITH PAVED THE WAY FOR MANY ENTERTAINERS LIKE BILLIE HOLIDAY, BESSIE SMITH, AND COLEMAN HAWKINS(WHO PERFORMED WITH HER GROUP THE JAZZ HOUNDS). SMITH'S RECORDING CAREER WAS QUITE ACCIDENTAL, SOPHIE TUCKER WAS SUPPOSED TO RECORD SOME SONGS, BUT DUE TO A BUSY SCHEDULE SHE RECOMMENDED SMITH, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO THE HISTORICAL "CRAZY BLUES" ALTHOUGH SMITH HERSELF WAS MORE OF A VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER THAN A BLUES SHOUTER,SHE HAD A CLEAR AND DICTY VOICE. THE MUSIC ON THIS IMPORTED DOCUMENT CD IS QUITE HISTORICAL, THESE ARE HER EARLIEST SESSIONS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DISC ARE THE HISTORICAL "CRAZY BLUES" AS WELL AS SOME MARVELOUS INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS BY HER JAZZ HOUNDS(FEATURING COLEMAN HAWKINS AND MANY OTHER JAZZ ALL STARS). OVERALL THIS IS A HISTORICAL AND HIGHLY ENJOYABLE SET. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO CLASSIC JAZZ AND BLUES COLLECTORS AS WELL AS THE NOVICE.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Important Piece of History
By Charles P. Alexander on July 21, 2014
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The first African-American blues singer recorded.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood idea...BUT too long!
By Sasha VINE VOICE on November 22, 2000
Format: Audio CD
From the point of view of modern listener,this CD is something like test of endurance.As much as I respect the whole legend about early quens of the blues,and fascinated as I am with the whole story,"Document" CD's aree simply too much for me.Instead of having ALL of Mamie's (Ida's,Alberta's,Sippie's or whoever) recordings,I would prefer to have SELECTED compilation,simply because this songs were recorded long before idea of LP,so they do sound very much alike.I know Mamie Smith was very important singer who started blues recordings,I love her strong voice and she must be interesting personality,but I never managed to listen this CD until the end.Quitte a few instrumentals dont make much difference,I must say its simply too long.
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