Scott Mabel

American gospel music and R&B vocalist who lived in New York and Cleveland before arriving on the West Coast blues scene in 1942. Mabel Scott is probably remembered more for her 1948 hits "Elevator Boogie" and "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" than for her 1949-1951 marriage to the featured piano player of "Elevator Boogie", Charles Brown of Johnny Moores Three Blazers. Later in life she became disillusioned with the music business and unhappy after her second marriage, and returned to her gospel roots, singing only in church for the rest of her days. She was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1995. She died in Los Angeles on 20 July 2000, aged 85. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less