MARIE ADAMS aka'TV Mama' - was best known by her role in The Johnny Otis Show with her backing singers, The Three Tons Of Joy. She'd however enjoyed earlier success as a singer, recording Gospel and R&B material for the Peacock label, before hooking up with Otis in the mid-1950s. Marie, plus sisters Sadie & Francine McKinley, as the Three Tons Of Joy (their combined weight topped 800lbs), were a major focus of the Johnny Otis Show of the late 50's. This is the first compilation to encompass all the different elements of Marie's recording career, covering the period 1951-58.........
with BILL HARVEY ORCHESTRA 1. MY SEARCH IS OVER 2. MY DESTINATION 3. I'M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS 4. HE'S MY MAN with CHEROKEE CONYERS ORCHESTRA 5. SWEET TALKING DADDY 6. MY SONG with CHUCK DILLON ORCHESTRA 7. ALONE 8. AIN'T CAR CRAZY with PLUMA DAVIS ORCHESTRA 9. I'M THE BLUEST GAL IN TOWN 10. YOU'RE GONE FROM ME THE JOHNNY OTIS BAND 11. MAMA HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN 12. ONE SWEET LETTER 13. BABY, DON'T DO IT 14. I'M GONNA LATCH ON 15. THE SHAPE I'M IN JUNIOR and MARIE with JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA 16. IN MEMORY (A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY ACE) 17. BOOM DIDDY WA WA JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 18. MA (HE'S MAKIN' EYES AT ME) 19. LOOP DE LOOP 20. IN THE DARK 21. BYE BYE BABY 22. ALL I WANT IS YOUR LOVE 23. I WONDER with JOHNNY OTIS and HIS ORCHESTRA 24. THE LIGHT STILL SHINES IN MY WINDOW 25. A FOOL IN LOVE 26. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR?
