Audrey Pleasant

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174 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 30 Jun

Audrey Pleasant’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Moth · Cotton Candy and Revolutionary Rides: The Moth Radio Hour · 30 Jun 2026 podcast

And he said, would you like to appear here on stage with the Coasters for the rest of the week?

Would I?

Yes.

He said, you'll get paid Friday, just like they do.

I said, thank you.

He said, you wouldn't have to go up on the stage every show, but be here every day.

And I was through the phone.

I was here every day.

I went up on the stage some of the time.

And one time I was up there on the stage, and who made an appearance was James Brown himself.

I said, wow.

Then I really did something then.

I did my slide.

And I had trained myself so well that I could do the slide and make it in a figure eight.

He looked at me and he said, wow, Little Mama.

That became my stage name, Little Mama.

And from there, I went to the Carver Ballroom, the Renaissance Ballroom, the Audubon Ballroom, the Baby Grand, Smalls Paradise,

And I did my slide and my bend over and shake a tail feather.

And I stopped doing my little side to side.

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