| "Oh Lordy Mama" | |
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| Single by Buddy Moss | |
| B-side | "Misery Man Blues" |
| Released | 1934 |
| Recorded | New York City, August 8, 1934 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Melotone |
| Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"Hey Lawdy Mama" (or "Oh Lordy Mama") is a Piedmont blues song recorded by Buddy Moss in 1934. The song became popular among jazz musicians with early recordings by Count Basie and Louis Armstrong. In 1943, a version recorded by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy, with vocals by June Richmond, was a hit, reaching number four on the Billboard R&B chart.[1]
Variations with elements of "Hey Lawdy Mama" include "Meet Me in the Bottom" and "See See Baby".[2] The song was further popularized with recordings in the 1960s.[1]
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942-1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ Shurman, Dick (1982). "Blues Unlimited article". Blues Unlimited. Vol. 142–146. BU Publications. p. 44. ISSN 0006-5153.