Wednesday, April 17, 2019

BIG WEDNESDAY

Big Bopper
Big Jay McNeely
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Williams
Big John Patton
Big Mama Thornton
Big Maybelle
I gotta say, I was surprised when I started rounding up the artists that used "Big" as a prefix to their name. Not surprised at the quantity, but surprised that the short list I could come up with without much effort contained more than its share of all-timers. Most are rhythm and blues artists with one jazz "Big" (Big John Patton) and one blues (Big Joe Williams). Even the Big Bopper laid off the "Hello baby" schtick long enough to boogie. Hey, this "Big" thing is an admittedly weak thread, but check the goods. It's some pretty good shit.

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Listen:
Big Bopper - Bopper's Boogie Woogie mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Big Jay McNeely - Nervous Man Nervous mp3
at Internet Archive
Big Joe Turner - Shake Rattle and Roll mp3
at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
at Internet Archive
Big John Patton - Hot Sauce mp3 at Groove Addict
Big Mama Thornton - Wade in the Water mp3
at Joshua Vorbis (?)
Big Maybelle - Ocean of Tears mp3
at Probe Is Turning-On the People

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