Mutha Is Half a Word
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Mutha Is Half A Word is the debut album by American
comic and actress LaWanda Page
, released in 1971 on the Laff Records
label. The comic, born in Ohio and raised in St. Louis, MO as Alberta Peal, used only the first name of her stage name for the duration of her recordings with Laff Records and for the duration of her career as a stand-up comedian, which began in the 1960s after careers as a strip dancer and vaudeville performer. Some of Page's most famous stand-up monologues are included in this album including "The Blind Woman" and "Smell the Sardines", bits she performed on TV later in her career. She also parodies the hit "Winchester Cathedral
" in which she explains that a man working at a funeral parlor discovered a cork in a man's butt, taking the cork out only to hear the butt singing the song.
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comic and actress LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page , born Alberta Peal, was an American actress and comedienne best known for her portrayal of Aunt Esther in the 1970s TV sitcom Sanford and Son.-Early life and career:...
, released in 1971 on the Laff Records
Laff Records
Laff Records was a small independent record label specializing in comedy and party records originating on the West Coast of the United States. Amongst their artists were Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, George Carlin, black ventriloquist duo Richard And Willie, Kip Addotta, Belle Barth, Rex...
label. The comic, born in Ohio and raised in St. Louis, MO as Alberta Peal, used only the first name of her stage name for the duration of her recordings with Laff Records and for the duration of her career as a stand-up comedian, which began in the 1960s after careers as a strip dancer and vaudeville performer. Some of Page's most famous stand-up monologues are included in this album including "The Blind Woman" and "Smell the Sardines", bits she performed on TV later in her career. She also parodies the hit "Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral (song)
"Winchester Cathedral" is a song released in late 1966 by Fontana Records, whereupon it shot to the No. 1 spot in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles charts and shortly thereafter in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released by The New Vaudeville Band, a novelty group established...
" in which she explains that a man working at a funeral parlor discovered a cork in a man's butt, taking the cork out only to hear the butt singing the song.
Tracklisting
- "Husbands & Whores"
- "The Desk Clerk"
- "Yo-Yo"
- "Vice Squad"
- "The Pregnant Prostitutes"
- "The Winos"
- "The Preacher & Sampson"
- "69 to 88"
- "The Preacher & the Funeral"
- "All But Wipin'"
- "The Pilot"
- "Daddy's Nuts"
- "Two Cowboys"
- "Santa Claus"
- "Madam & Her Daughters"
- "The Milk Company"
- "The Train"
- "The Owl"
- "The Chinaman"
- "Adam & Eve"
- "Assault"
- "Sun Go Down"
- "Sun in the Morning"
- "The Drunk & The Bartender"
- "Hole in the Head"
- "Banging the Blinds"
- "Winchester CathedralWinchester Cathedral (song)"Winchester Cathedral" is a song released in late 1966 by Fontana Records, whereupon it shot to the No. 1 spot in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles charts and shortly thereafter in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released by The New Vaudeville Band, a novelty group established...
" - "Mother Frocker"
- "The Sheep"
- "The Blind Woman"
- "Smell the Sardines"