Sound Tracks  Carolina Chocolate Drops: No Man's Mama

The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform a blues standard for Sound Tracks: Quick Hits. Details

 

Program: Sound Tracks

Episode: Carolina Chocolate Drops: No Man's Mama

"No Man's Mama" was originally sung in the 1920s by blues diva Ethel Waters. At the time its lyrics were downright radical for detailing a woman's giddy liberation after getting her divorce decreed. This version features guitar and banjo strumming by Hubby Jenkins and Dom Flemons, but it's Rhiannon Giddens' impeccably fearless vocals that steal the show.

Duration: (3:35)
Premiere Date: 06/19/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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