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Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer and pianist. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
Born in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, Big Maybelle sang gospel as a child and by her teens had switched to rhythm and blues. She began her professional career with Dave Clark's Memphis Band in 1936, and also toured with the all female International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She then joined Christine Chatman's Orchestra as pianist, and made her first recordings with Chatman in 1944, and with the Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra from 1947 to 1950.
Her debut solo recordings, as Mabel Smith, came for King Records in 1947, backed by Oran "Hot Lips" Page, but she had little initial success. However, in 1952 she was signed by Okeh Records, whose record producer Fred Mendelsohn gave her the stage name Big Maybelle. Her first recording for Okeh, "Gabbin' Blues", was a number 3 hit on the Billboard R&B chart, and was followed up by both "Way Back Home" and "My Country Man" in 1953. In 1955 she recorded "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On", produced by Quincy Jones, two years before Jerry Lee Lewis' version. More hits followed throughout the 1950s, mainly for Savoy Records, including "Candy" (1956), one of her biggest sellers.
Actors: Benita Brazier (miscellaneous crew), Dennis Quaid (actor), Winona Ryder (actress), Jerry Lee Lewis (miscellaneous crew), Beau Holden (miscellaneous crew), Steve Allen (actor), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor), John Doe (actor), Sally Jones (miscellaneous crew), Alec Baldwin (actor), Peter Cook (actor), Neal Thompson (miscellaneous crew), Richard Turner (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Jane Persky (actress), Robert Lesser (actor),
Plot: The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
Keywords: 13-year-old, 1950s, age-difference, bare-chested-male, based-on-book, bible-belt, burning-a-piano, career, chewing-gum, child-brideToo many teardrops
For one heart to be crying
Too many teardrops
For one heart to carry on
You're way up on top now
Baby, since you left me, yeah
And you're always laughing
Down at me, yeah
But watch out, baby
I'm gonna get there
Yes, I am, and
We'll be together
For just a little while
And we'll start
Gathering tears
Way up here, ha ha
And you'll start crying
Ninety-six tears, hey
Cry, cry, cry, hey
Ha ha ha, yeah
Hey, I'll be on top
And you'll be there
Just looking up, yeah
I had a way to get up here
Yes, I did
And I don't see you
Waving down
I'm gonna get you
Yes, I am, ha, ha
Cry, cry, cry
Too many teardrops for
One heart to be crying, yeah
Too many teardrops for
One little heart to carry on
Yeah, cry, cry, cry
Ninety-six tears, yeah, yeah
Cry, cry, cry all night long
In the midnight hour