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Effie Smith

 


Effie Bly (Effie Smith) was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on April 10, 1914. She is the mother of record producer Fred Smith. She was a singer and a comedienne and made a number of recordings for the World War Two effort before having her own career as a recording artiste. She sang with the orchestras of Lionel Hampton and Benny Carter. She then went to work doing artistes and repertoire and promotion at Stax Records of Memphis.

Effie Smith died of cancer in Los Angeles on February 11, 1977.

Effie recorded this song twice – in 1953 and in 1959 – and the Sue release on WI 4010 is thought to be the 1959 recording. 

Image: Uncle Marv/Billy Vera

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