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1925-1926 - Ethel Waters
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  1. Loud Speakin' Papa (You'd Better Speak Easy to Me)
  2. You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
  3. Pickininny Blues
  4. Sweet Man
  5. Dinah
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  1. Loud Speakin' Papa (You'd Better Speak Easy to Me)
  2. You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
  3. Pickininny Blues
  4. Sweet Man
  5. Dinah
  6. No Man's Mamma
  7. Tell 'Em About Me (When You Reach Tennessee)
  8. Maybe Not at All
  9. Shake That Thing
  10. I've Found a New Baby
  11. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
  12. Bring Your Greenbacks
  13. After All These Years
  14. Throw Dirt in Your Face
  15. I'm Saving It All for You
  16. Refrigeratin' Papa (Mama's Gonna Warm You Up)
  17. If You Can't Hold the Man You Love (Don't Cry When He's Gone)
  18. Satisfyin' Papa
  19. Sugar
  20. I Wonder What's Become of Joe?
  21. You'll Want Me Back
  22. Heebie Jeebies
  23. Ev'rybody Mess Aroun'
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This CD in the Classics Ethel Waters series contains plenty of gems, including "You Can't Do What My Last Man Did," the original version of "Dinah," "Shake That Thing," "I've Found a New Baby" (which has some memorable cornet playing from Joe Smith), "Sugar," and "Heebie Jeebies." On "Maybe Not at All," Waters does eerie imitations of both Bessie Smith and Clara Smith. She had few competitors as a jazz singer during this era, and the mostly intimate recordings (12 of the 23 tracks find her backed by just a pianist) feature ...

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