Moms Mabley
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Loretta Mary Aiken
aka Jackie Mabley |
Brevard, North Carolina, USA
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Mar 19 1894 – May 23 1975 age 81
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Pigmeat Markham
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Dewey Markham
aka David Markham |
Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Apr 18 1904 – Dec 13 1981 age 77
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Official Website
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While Moms' quest for a young man was a pervasive part of her act, Mabley also began to incorporate absurd tales from her "life" such as hanging out on the White House lawn with President Eisenhower, Adam Clayton Powell, Bo Diddley, and Big Maybelle. Or the advice she used to give to then First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower: "I said, 'Listen, Mame.' And she said, 'Yes, Mrs. Mabley.'" Because she incorporated race related stories in her act, Mabley is considered one of the pioneers of social satire. Mel Watkins, author of On the Real Side, a history of black humor, noted that Mabley "foreshadowed the shift to direct social commentary and stand-up techniques that would define humor by the late fifties." Typical of these race related tales was the story Mabley would tell of driving in the South: "I was on my way down to Miami...I mean They-ami. I was ridin' along in my Cadillac, you know, goin' through one of them little towns in South Carolina. Pass through a red light. One of them big cops come runnin' over to me, say, 'Hey woman, don't you know you went through a red light?' I say, 'Yeah I know I went through a red light.' 'Well, what did you do that for?' I said, 'Cause I seen all you white folks goin' on the green light...I thought the red light was for us!'"
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Chess LP-1504
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Her other albums on this blog are "tagged" at the bottom of this post
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Anything Goes With Pigmeat 1962
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Would The Real Pigmeat Markham Please Sit Down 1973
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