Big Mama Thornton

Born: 1926-12-11

Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of "Ball 'n' Chain", which she wrote. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

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Released: 2003-01-01

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this...

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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

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Released: 2004-08-31

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this...

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Gunsmoke Blues

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Released: 2004-08-24

One weekend in November, 1971, bluesfreak, Link Wyler and his buddies from the Gunsmoke TV crew,...

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The Dick Cavett Show

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First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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