That's Bull Moose, Not Randy, Jackson

Bullmoose Jackson was born Benjamin Clarence Jackson in Cleveland in 1919. It was in 1943 that bandleader Lucky Millinder's band that gave him the unforgettable name "Bull Moose."

Here's more according to Schadenfreudian Therapy -- Featuring 1950-60s vintage Calypso music (the REAL stuff, not Harry Belafonte or the souvenir steel drum music sold to tourists) -- where I found Bull Moose:

His own band, the Buffalo Bearcats, earned more in the late 1940s than both Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn. Bullmoose hired some great sidemen for his band, including drummer Panama Francis, bassist Red Callender, (longtime Monk tenor man) Charlie Rouse, and Sam "The Man" Taylor (best known for his work on the original Screamin Jay Hawkins classic "I Put a Spell on You"). But the song you probably know him for -- "Big Ten Inch Record" -- was recorded after his greatest fame, in 1952 with the Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra.

You can even download seven Bullmoose Jackson cuts here.

Songs in the download are:

Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style
Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
Nosey Joe
Cherokee Boogie
We Can Talk Some Trash
Bowlegged Woman
Get Off the Table, Mabel

Amazingly, I've heard Get Off the Table, Mable. But you know I'm lovin' Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style and Bowlegged Woman. Wonderful music and risque songs; how have I lived so long without these songs?

I also found the lyrics to Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style:

Listen, sister
You should wear a smile
Jump for joy just like a child
'Cause big fat mamas are back in style

Listen, brother
It's all over that dial
Hear that crowd, they're going wild
'Cause big fat mamas are back in style

You need a big fat mama
And boys you can't go wrong
A big fat mama
To rule your home sweet home

Listen, mama
You gotta keep that double chin
'Cause the big fat mamas and the little fat mamas
Are back in style again

(More info on the lyrics here.)

Bull Moose died in 1989, but his mark on the history of rhythm & blues will remain forever.