Known for her powerful voice and stage presence, singer Maybelle Louis Smith, also known as 'Big Maybelle,' was one of the top R&B singers of the 1950s. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, she was no stranger to being on stage and in front of an audience. Smith grew up singing in the local Sanctified Church choir in […]
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