{"product_id":"bam-a-lam-the-r-b-recordings-1950-1962","title":"Bam-A-Lam: The R\u0026B Recordings 1950-1962","description":"A journeywoman singer in the West Coast 1950s R\u0026amp;B\/jump blues style, Mickey Champion wasn't able to get a hit over the course of a career that saw her do time with numerous notable indie labels, including Modern, Aladdin, Dootone, and King. This 24-track compilation mainly spans the sides she cut for those companies in the early to mid-'50s, also including a couple duets with Roy Milton; cuts on which she sang by the Nic-Nacs and Jimmy Witherspoon; and five previously unreleased recordings. Champion had a bold, assertive vocal delivery, but the material she had to work with was pretty average for the genre. One very notable exception was the salacious \"I'm a Woman,\" more famous as done by Peggy Lee but bluesier in Champion's 1955 version; such is the strength of Champion's interpretation that it's a surprise it hasn't shown up on more various-artists blues anthologies. \"Bam-a-Lam\" is also notable, showing her edging toward rock \u0026amp; roll by singing in what sounds almost like a Little Richard-influenced style. Otherwise this is mostly one for 1950s blues\/R\u0026amp;B specialists, mixing uptempo numbers and ballads. ~ Richie Unterberger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450189005087,"sku":"029667033329","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/d5c99d6e6fff53fc9d29e5d3ec60d791_79f169d1-6f72-492d-8d3b-54f744b615ab.jpg?v=1777907178","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/bam-a-lam-the-r-b-recordings-1950-1962","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}