Marie ADAMS – I’m The Bluest Gal In Town

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).

Track Listing

with BILL HARVEY ORCHESTRA
1. MY SEARCH IS OVER
2. MY DESTINATION
3. I'M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS
4. HE'S MY MAN
with CHEROKEE CONYERS ORCHESTRA
5. SWEET TALKING DADDY
6. MY SONG
with CHUCK DILLON ORCHESTRA
7. ALONE
8. AIN'T CAR CRAZY
with PLUMA DAVIS ORCHESTRA
9. I'M THE BLUEST GAL IN TOWN
10. YOU'RE GONE FROM ME
THE JOHNNY OTIS BAND
11. MAMA HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN
12. ONE SWEET LETTER
13. BABY, DON'T DO IT
14. I'M GONNA LATCH ON
15. THE SHAPE I'M IN
JUNIOR and MARIE with JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
16. IN MEMORY (A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY ACE)
17. BOOM DIDDY WA WA
JOHNNY OTIS SHOW
18. MA (HE'S MAKIN' EYES AT ME)
19. LOOP DE LOOP
20. IN THE DARK
21. BYE BYE BABY
22. ALL I WANT IS YOUR LOVE
23. I WONDER
with JOHNNY OTIS and HIS ORCHESTRA
24. THE LIGHT STILL SHINES IN MY WINDOW
25. A FOOL IN LOVE
26. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR?