In the 1950's, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf or John Lee Hooker could enjoy a boom in popularity and record sales there were no such rewards for most of the female R&B singers. This unique collection from highlights some of the best, mostly obscure, and now forgotten female talent from the period......
1. HELEN HUMES (AND ALL STARS) - BE BA BA LE BA BOOGIE 2. NUMA LEE DAVIS - AROUND THE CLOCK (PART 1) 3. NUMA LEE DAVIS - AROUND THE CLOCK (PART 2) 4. SHEBA GRIFFIN - MEAN AND EVIL BABY 5. SHEBA GRIFFIN - CHERRY 6. ROSE NELSON - TAKE ME BACK DADDY 7. ROSE NELSON - LONELY GIRL 8. OLIVE BROWN - JUST A DRAG 9. GLORIA SHANNON - STATION BLUES 10. GLORIA SHANNON - GOOD NEWS BLUES 11. BABY ROSETTA - CANDY STORE BLUES 12. MADONNA MARTIN - I AIN'T THE SAME OLD FOOL 13. PEARL TRAYLOR - THE PAWNSHOP MAN (Three Ball Sam) 14. LAVOYDE NIXON - BREWSTER STREET BLUES 15. LAURA RUCKER - CRYIN' THE BLUES 16. GENEVA VALLIER - BOW LEGGED BOOGIE 17. GENEVA VALLIER - DAYBREAK BLUES 18. SANDRA GRIMES - YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A CHANCE 19. ROSE JOHNSON - HOME WORK BLUES 20. TINY BROWN - MERRY GO ROUND BLUES 21. PEGGY SAUNDERS - THINGS DONE IN THE DARK 22. CLARA SHERIDAN - ANOTHER BABY BOY 23. CLARA SHERIDAN - MY HEART GETS SO HEAVY 24. SISTER ROCK-A-WAY - YOUNG WOMEN'S ADVICE 25. EFFIE SMITH - RACK 'EM BACK
