(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean

(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean single Ruth Brown R.B. Blues 1953 01 14 1952 R&B 2 50 Atlantic Johnny WallaceHerbert J. Lance Good for Nothin' Joe 1952 Wild, Wild Young Men 1953 "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" is a song written by Johnny Wallace as well as Herbert J. Lance and recorded by Ruth Brown in 1952. It was Brown's third number-one record on the US Billboard R&B chart and her first pop chart hit. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 87 Brown re-recorded the song in 1962 when it made number 99 on the US pop chart.Joel Whitburn 2003 Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 1st Record Research Inc. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 0-89820-155-1 registration https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur Background According to Atlantic Records producer Herb Abramson, Lance wrote the song with his friend Wallace (brother of boxer Coley Wallace) after the pair heard a blues singer on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, singing a mournful tune that featured the title of their song in its lyrics. What they heard may have been "One Dime Blues", which was recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in the 1920s and by Blind Willie McTell as "Last Dime Blues" in the late 1940s. The song's lyrics included the line "Mama, don't treat your daughter mean".https://genius.com/Blind-lemon-jefferson-one-dime-blues-lyrics Blind Lemon Jefferson – One dime blues March 1, 2019 Genius.com According to Ruth Brown, the lyrics originated from a black church spiritual. Brown initially disliked the song but was persuaded by Lance and Wallace to record it in December 1952, after Abramson increased the tempo.https://archive.org/details/bluerhythmssixli00deff_0 registration Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean. Deffaa, Chip 1996 Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues University of Illinois Press 35 9780252022036 Other versions The song was subsequently recorded by many others, including: Anita Wood (1960) Sarah Vaughan (1962) Delaney & Bonnie (1970) Koko Taylor (1975) Susan Tedeschi (1998).http://secondhandsongs.com/work/23325/versions#nav-entity Cover versions of (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean written by Herb Lance, Charles Singleton, John Wallace Jr. Secondhandsongs.com 13 January 2018 References Category:1953 singles Category:Ruth Brown songs Category:1953 songs