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The
Johnnie Mae Matthews
Story
Out Of The Limelight
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Two
of Johnnie Mae's latter recordings
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The funky "My
Momma Didn't Lie" would surely have been smash if
it'd had the prerequisite airplay and promotion. But alas,
that's something that could be said about most of her
recordings.
LISTEN
TO
Johnnie Mae Matthews
sing
"Momma Didn't Lie"
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Johnnie Mae resurrected
her Northern label at the tail end of the 70's with two
more releases. But by then the whole music business had
changed way beyond recognition from when she'd first
started out; it was no longer possible to turn up at a radio
station, befriend the DJ and get your 45 played on the spot.
Multi-track recording had seriously jacked-up session costs,
and delivering records to neighborhood mom and pop stores
from the back of a car was history. Without ever really
establishing herself outside of Michigan she focused her
energy on producing The ADC Band, and drifted out of the
limelight.
Notes thanks to Graham
Finch
image must not be
reproduced, used or copied photograph
credits at end of webisode
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LOWELL BOILEAU
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