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'THE BLUES WOMAN' ON A 1946 JUKE BOX 78
Love this label! The bluesy music is great too.
Here's a bit about Marion Abernathy, 'The Blues Woman',
and the Juke Box label from the All Music Guide.
Marion Abernathy, otherwise known as "the Blues Woman,"
was one of a handful of artists who played a key role in starting
Specialty Records. In 1944, founder Art Rupe, having felt
cheated in his first partnership in a record label, put together
what was then known as Juke Box Records. Abernathy, who he
dubbed "the Blues Woman," was the second artist ever released
on the label (backed by the Buddy Banks Sextet) doing "Voo-It!
Voo-It!," co-written by saxman Banks and guitarist William
"Frosty" Pyles. She may have left behind as many as a dozen
tracks from this period.
We heard Voo-It! Voo-It! on the Aug 25/08 edition
of RRR.
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