Moms Mabley & Pigmeat Markham - One More Time, Moms Mabley & Pigmeat Markham 1965

Moms Mabley	Loretta Mary Aiken aka Jackie Mabley	Brevard, North Carolina, USA
Mar 19 1894 – May 23 1975 age 81	More Bio	Wikipedia

Pigmeat Markham	Dewey Markham aka David Markham	Durham, North Carolina, USA
Apr 18 1904 – Dec 13 1981 age 77	Official Website	Wikipedia

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!'"

Side 1 Pigmeat 01 Go Ahead And Sing 5:32 02 The Country Boy 10:12 Side 2 Moms 01 Excerpts From The Best Of Various Moms Mabley Albums

		Stand-up				Chess LP-1504
ENJOY!
Her other albums on this blog are "tagged" at the bottom of this post WANTED
& Pigmeat Markham - Laugh Time	I Like 'Em Young 1972		Live At The Apollo 1994		MILF		Moms At The Mich 1975
Moms' Dream 1991	Tivoli Theater		Mom Mabley Sings 1969		It's Your Thing 1969		The World's Prayer 1973

His other albums on this blog are "tagged" at the bottom of this post WANTED
Anything Goes With Pigmeat 1962	Jive Talk 1991		Live At The Apollo 1994		See See Rider / You've Been A Good Old Wagon (78) 1950s		The Trial 1961
Would The Real Pigmeat Markham Please Sit Down 1973	Let's Have Some Heat (45)		My Wife No, I Ain't Seen Her 1 & 2 (45)		Pig's Popcorn (45) 1969		The Hip Judge (45) 1968

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