Marie Queenie Lyons – Drown In My Own Tears b/w Try Me
Marie Queenie Lyons
Listen/Download – Marie Queenie Lyons – Drown In My Own Tears MP3
Listen/Download – Marie Queenie Lyons – Try Me MP3
Greetings all.
Marie Queenie Lyons is the epitome of the kind of artist that resided in the back of my mind – courtesy of other DJs finds/mixes – for years before I ever managed to put my hands on any of her music.
Her sole LP, recorded for Deluxe in 1970 is a crate diggers favorite, and is also quite rare and expensive.
Lyons was born in Louisiana, and worked with King Curtis before hooking up with the Deluxe label where she recorded the LP and a handful of 45s (all of which were LP tracks).
She was a powerful, raw singer, dragging elements of gospel shouting into James Brown (who was a significant influence) territory.
The tracks I bring you today are from a 1970 Deluxe 45, and both appeared on her ‘Soul Fever’ LP.
‘(I’ll) Drown In My Own Tears’ was written by Henry Glover (who also wrote Annie Had a Baby, California Sun, Peppermint Twist, and was the co-writer of Soulville) and was first recorded by Ray Charles in 1957. Lyons take on