Star Time #17: Mama Said




Your mom would want you to hear this special R&B tribute to some of her finer points, and maybe a couple of her quirks, before Mother's Day comes around. Originally aired May 8, 2017.


ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
The ShirellesMama Said1961Spector
Jan BradleyMama Didn't Lie1963Chess
Roy Hammond & the GeniesMama Blow Your Top1959Forum
Little Emmett SuttonMom, Won't You Teach Me to Monkey1963Federal
The DaylightersOh Mom (Teach Me How to Uncle Willie)1964Tip Top
Lemme B. GoodMother May I1965Mercury
Sonny ForrestMama, Keep My Wife at Home1960Red Top
The Five Blind Boys of AlabamaI Can See Everybody's Mother1963Vee Jay
Set 2
Walter JacksonThat's What Mama Say1964Okeh
The SweetsMama Saw Me1965Valiant
Les Tres FemmesListen to Your Mama1969Phil L.A. Of Soul
Betty BarneyMomma Momma1969GWP
The BobbettesMy Mama Said1964Diamond
Inez & Charlie FoxxMy Momma Told Me1966Sue
Bobby Taylor & the VancouversDoes Your Mama Know About Me1968Gordy
Queen Esther MarrowMama1970Flying Dutchman
Set 3
The TempreesExplain It to Her Mama1972We Produce
Abraham & His SonsYour Mother Understood1968Revue
ToulouseWhat Would My Mama Say1977Image
The Williams BrothersMama Prayed for Me1977Savoy
Sister SledgeMama Never Told Me1973Atco
SpinnersSadie1974Atlantic
Set 4/Outro
Johnny KMama Don't Allow No Bumpin' in Here1974Buddah
Sondra Simon & Simon SaidMama, Can You Meet the 6:151976Atco
Loleatta HollowayMama Don't, Papa Won't1978Gold Mind
Nel OliverMama Mother1980CBS (France)
Ila VannMy Mother Said1972P.I.P.
The IntrudersI'll Always Love My Mama1973Philadelphia Int'l