Otha Lee Moore (May 22, 1930 - August 16, 1964), better known as Tiny Topsy, was an American Rhythm & Blues singer. She was born in Chicago and began her singing career in the mid-1940s, fronting Al Smith's eight-piece jazz and rhythm and blues band in her home town. Her first recording session was on July 9, 1957 in Cincinnati, and resulted in "Aw! Shucks Baby" on Federal Records. Another track recorded was "Miss You So", with the resultant single release billed as by Tiny Topsy and the Five Chances. The third cut at the session, "A Woman's Intuition", was not issued until 1988.
Her next single was "Come On, Come On, Come On" b/w "Ring Around My Finger", when she was again backed by the vocal group the Charms. Another rock-laden track, "You Shocked Me", was her third release on Federal. Tiny Topsy's fourth Federal single was "Western Rock 'n' Roll" and incorporated small sequences of the then-current hits "Lollipop", "At the Hop", "Get a Job", and "Short Shorts". In 1959, she recorded "After Marriage Blues" (also known as "How You Changed") and "Working On Me, Baby" which were released on Argo Records. Her next single in 1959, which proved to be her last with Federal, was "Just a Little Bit" .
An alternate recording of "Aw! Shucks Baby" with "Everybody Needs Some
Loving" on the B-side was released by King Records in 1963, months prior
to her death.
She died on August 16, 1964, in Chicago, at the age of 34 of a cerebral hemorrhage following an evening of performing at a club.
