Big Maybelle
Blues, Musical Artist
1924 – 1972
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Who was Big Maybelle?
Mabel Louise Smith, known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer and pianist. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
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- Born
- May 1, 1924
Jackson - Also known as
- Big Maybell
- Mabel Smith
- Mabel Louise Smith
- America's Queen Mother of Soul
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Jackson
- Died
- Jan 23, 1972
Cleveland
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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