Maria Muldaur (born September 12, 1943 in Greenwich Village, New York) is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She is best known for the 1974 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis," has recorded numerous albums over the past 5 decades, and continues to perform in her unique and exciting folk-blues style.
Muldaur began her career in the early 1960s as Maria D'Amato, performing with John Sebastian, David Grisman, and Stefan Grossman as a member of the Even Dozen Jug Band. She then joined Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band as a featured vocalist and occasional violinist. During this time, she was part of the Greenwich Village scene that included Bob Dylan, and some of her recollections of the period, particularly with respect to Dylan, appear in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary film, No Direction Home. She married fellow Jug Band member Geoff Muldaur, and after the Kweskin outfit broke up the two of them produced two albums. She began her solo career when their marriage ended in 1972, but retained her married name.
Maria Muldaur 1973 (Self-titled Album)
Her first solo album ‘Maria Muldaur,’ was released in 1973, and contained her hit single "Midnight at the Oasis", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. It also peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart. The album, which peaked at #3 on The Billboard 200, was certified gold on May 13, 1974
Tracklist:
1. "Any Old Time" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:45
2. "Midnight at the Oasis" (David Nichtern) – 3:49
3. "My Tennessee Mountain Home" (Dolly Parton) – 3:32
4. "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" (Nichtern) – 2:49
5. "The Work Song" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:04
6. "Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)" (Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams) – 2:48
7. "Walkin' One and Only" (Dan Hicks) – 2:47
8. "Long Hard Climb" (Ron Davies) – 3:03
9. "Three Dollar Bill" (Nichtern) – 3:58
10. "Vaudeville Man" (Wendy Waldman) – 2:41
11. "Mad Mad Me" (Wendy Waldman) – 3:13
Maria Muldaur (Album) Media Info:
Bitrate: 192 kbps
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Sweet Harmony – 1976
While Maria Muldaur's solo debut album was a brilliant piece of work, it was with her third recording "Sweet Harmony" that she hit her stride. An eclectic mix of musical styles that swept its way through many genres, "Sweet Harmony" was (and is) nothing short of brilliant. She is joined on this album by many noted musicians, among them Linda Ronstadt on the beautiful rendition of the Smokey Robinson song for which the album is titled, and songwriter Hoagy Carmichael on Rocking Chair.
1 As an Eagle Stirreth in Her Nest - Brewster
2 Back by Fall - Waldman
3 I Can't Stand It - McAllister
4 Jon the Generator - Herald
5 Lying Song - McGarrigle
6 Rockin' Chair - Carmichael
7 Sad Eyes Cody - Sedaka
8 Sweet Harmony - Robinson
9 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye - Woods
10 Wild Bird - Waldman
Sweet Harmony Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: FhG
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Richland Woman Blues - 2001
In 2001 Muldaur released the album Richland Woman Blues, a tribute to early blues artists (particularly women) inspired by a visit to Memphis Minnie's grave. Featuring a variety of special guest instrumentalists, Richland Woman Blues was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
01. Richland Women Blues
02. Grasshoppers In My Pillow
03. It's a Blessing
04. Me & My Chauffeur Blues
05. Put It Right Here
06. I'm Goin' Back Home
07. My Man Blues
08. In My Girlish Days
09. Far Away Blues
10. I Got to Move
11. Lonesome Desert Blues
12. Soul of a Man
13. I Belong to That Band
14. It's a Blessing (Reprise)
Richland Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.97
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A Woman Alone With The Blues - 2003
Maria Muldaur pays respect to the great Peggy Lee, with A Woman Alone With The Blues, devoted to twelve of Lee's great songs. Starting this record with the great classic "Fever," Maria makes this cool, sexy song her own.
Peggy Lee's recording of "Fever" was one of Muldaur's favorites as far back as the early 1960s. She recalls "playing it often on jukeboxes in various bars in Greenwich Village. One night I decided to play the B-side on the jukebox. It was a song entitled 'I'm a Woman,' done in the same style as 'Fever.' I instantly fell in love with it and played it repeatedly, at least a dozen times! I remember scribbling down all the lyrics on a napkin. When I got home, I picked up the guitar and fooled around with the few blues licks and chords I knew how to play and turned the song into a funky little R&B tune that became, and has remained, my theme song for over forty years."
Tracklist:
01. Fever
02. I Don’t Know Enough About You
03. Moments Like This
04. Winter Weather
05. Some Cats Know
06. Everything Is Moving Too Fast
07. Waitin’ For The Train To Come In
08. The Freedom Train
09. Black Coffee
10. A Woman Alone With The Blues
11. For Every Man There’s A Woman
12. I’m Gonna Go Fishin’
Woman Alone Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.98
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Naughty, Bawdy, and Blue – 2007
Maria Muldaur's journey through the back pages of American popular music continues with her exploration of the racier side of the blues, in which she's accompanied by the authentically 1920s and '30s-sounding band of jazz preservationist Jim Dapogny. Joined on "Separation Blues" by Bonnie Raitt, herself no slouch as a blues singer, Muldaur navigates the earthy insinuations of "Handy Man," the teasing "One Hour Mama," and the voluptuous "Early Every Morn," breathing new life into these raunchy classics and making them her own.
Tracklist:
01. Down Home Blues (3:24)
02. Up The Country Blues (3:18)
03. Separation Blues (4:45)
04. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (3:57)
05. Handy Man (4:00)
06. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (3:34)
07. Smile (3:37)
08. TB Blues (3:11)
09. One Hour Mama (3:07)
10. Empty Bed Blues (6:23)
11. Early Every Morn (3:34)
12. Yonder Come The Blues (2:44)
Naughty Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: Xing
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