The big bands of the 1940's brought female blues vocalists to the fore and when the bubble burst and the smaller R&B bands ruled the stages and jukeboxes many of those rockin' and bluesin' thrushes took the solo route to recording and performing fame. Here areseven of those fantastic gals with some of their greatest recordings.

Track Listing

• Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) - Downhearted Blues
• Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) - Sweet Man
• Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) - Blues In My Heart
• Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) - Sugar
• Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra - The Night Before Judgement Day
• Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra - He May Be Your Man
• Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra - I Fell For You
• Albinia Jones With Don Byas' Swing Seven - Evil Gal Blues
• Albinia Jones With Don Byas' Swing Seven - Salty Papa Blues
• Albinia Jones With Don Byas' Swing Seven - Albinia's Blues
• Etta Jones with J.C. Heard And His Band - I Sold My Heart
• Annisteen Allen with Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Moanin' Blues
• Little Miss Sharecropper (Lavern Baker) - I'll Try
• Little Miss Sharecropper (Lavern Baker) - I Want To Rock
• Little Miss Sharecropper (Lavern Baker) - Take Out Some Time
• Varetta Dillard - Hurry Up
• Varetta Dillard - Please Tell Me Baby
• Varetta Dillard - A Letter In Blues
• Varetta Dillard - I Cried And Cried
• Mabel Scott - No More Cryin' Blues
• Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train
• Mabel Scott - Somebody Goofed
• Mabel Scott - Catch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em Nothing

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 824046400620