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The song's lyrics included the line "Mama, don't treat your daughter mean". [3] According to Ruth Brown, the lyrics originated from a black church spiritual. Brown initially disliked the song but was persuaded by Lance and Wallace to record it in December 1952, after Abramson increased the tempo .
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Music video by Ruth Brown performing Hey Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Live).
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Dec 31, 2018 · Johnny Wallace and Herbert Lance wrote that song after hearing a blues singer playing out on the street in Atlanta. The song the blues singer was playing was almost certainly “Last Dime Blues”, and contained a line which they heard as “Mama, he treats your daughter mean”.
Ruth Brown with Orchestra originally recorded (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean written by Herb Lance, Charles Singleton and Johnny Wallace and Ruth Brown with Orchestra released it on the single (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean in 1953.
On December 9, 1952, Abramson tried the song at different tempos to finally arrive at the hit, highlighted by Brown’s squeals amidst her spirited vocal delivery (despite her initial objections to the song) and the insistent rhythm of Mickey Baker’s guitar riffing and Connie Kay’s drumbeat.
Sep 16, 2012 · Ruth Brown - Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953) - The Overjazz Channel aims to offer only the best recordings of the begining era of modern music. Re-...
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