Release Date: 08 September 2023
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988326123
Genres: Blues  Rhythm and Blues  
Release Date: 08 September 2023
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988326123
Genres: Blues  Rhythm and Blues  
Description
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 first 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).
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Sonny Knight
Dolly Cooper
Jesse Allen
Billy Fury
Duane Eddy
Ella Logan
Various Artists
Sonny Knight
Dolly Cooper
Jesse Allen
Denver Cuss
Sonny Terry
Quinn Oulton
Natty Reeves