Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Dec. 11, 1926 (Montgomery, AL). Singer, harmonica player, songwriter - Blues GREAT.

när Willie May ”Big Mama” Thornton fick höra sin hit ”Hound dog” Fredag 14 oktober klockan 19, ThorbjØrn Risager & The Black Tornado.

1969-12-31 Big Mama Thornton & Muddy Waters Blues Band - Everything Gonna Be Alright Big Mama Thornton: You know if people would just come out and listen to the old timers, they would realize that the old timers are still going. All I need is a break. All I want to do is to put something out there that means just let me sit down and take my time… put some good background behind it, and let me just show the world what I got. Janis Joplin regravou esta música fazendo um grande sucesso mas Big Mama Thornton é a cantora original da ball and chain Background and releases.

Blues legend Big Mama Thornton was born in Ariton, Alabama on December 11, 1926. Known for her powerful voice and sexually explicit lyrics, Thornton was the original performer of the hit song "Hound Dog," commonly associated with Elvis Presley, and "Ball and Chain," covered by Janis Joplin. "Big Mama was many things; a comic, a dancer, a singer, an actress, a songwriter and a person of true passion. 'Big Mama Thornton-The Life and Music' captures the essence of the person. Big Mama was first and foremost a musician, a true African-American Blues Musician."- Nat Dove, classic blues Pianist who performed and recorded Big Mama Thornton.

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton only notched one national hit in her lifetime, but it was a true monster. "Hound Dog" held down the top slot on Billboard's R&B charts for seven long weeks in 1953. Alas, Elvis Presley's rocking 1956 cover was even bigger, effectively obscuring Thornton's chief claim to immortality.

Alas, Elvis Presley's rocking 1956 cover was even bigger, effectively obscuring Thornton's chief claim to immortality. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 -- July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.

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Thornton sjöng in originalet till hitlåten Hound Dog 1952. Hennes inspelning kom att ligga etta på Billboards R&B-lista i sju veckor. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton only notched one national hit in her lifetime, but it was a true monster. "Hound Dog" held down the top slot on Billboard 's R&B charts for seven long weeks in 1953. Alas, Elvis Presley 's rocking 1956 cover was even bigger, effectively obscuring Thornton's chief claim to immortality. This song was written by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952.In an interview, Leiber explained: “Hound Dog” took like twelve minutes If you want to know how hard Big Mama worked in her lifetime, read Michael Spörke’s 2014 biography Big Mama Thornton: The Life and Music, a methodical labor of love that lists what seems like every gig and session in Big Mama’s surprisingly solid career and includes fascinating interviews with some of the white sidemen who put up with her volatile personality just for the honor of playing Mischievous Boogie - Big Mama Thornton, 5.

It climbed to Number 1 on the Billboard rhythm and blues music charts. When Elvis Presley recorded it a few Thornton is a mellow mountain of a woman, almost six feet tall and topping two hundred pounds. She dwarfs the men in the band, but they seem to respect her for her size, her dignity, her burden. As she sings, they keep a soulful Southern church cadence with their feet, side to side. Her voice is beautiful, but not pretty. The classic "Hound Dog" is usually associated with Elvis Presley, but blues fans know: Presley's recording wasn't the first.
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när jag tittade på ett klipp med Big Mama Thorntons version av Hound Dog på Youtube. A tribute to Big Mama Thornton is a new work created by Pamela Sneed using poetry and music in a cabaret performance/attempting to. Munspel, Gitarr; Artister som t.ex. Robert Johnsson, Howlin Wolf, Rosetta Tharpe, Big Mama Thornton.

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Big Mama Thornton , vid namn Willie Mae Thornton , (född 11 december 1926, Montgomery , Ala., USA — död 25 juli 1984, Los Angeles

Releasedatum: 2005-09-06. Etikett: Arhoolie Records.

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Mischievous Boogie - Big Mama Thornton, 5. I'm All Fed Up - Big Mama Thornton, 6. Cotton Picking Blues - Big Mama Thornton, 7. Everytime I Think of You - Big Mama Thornton, 8. No Jody for Me - Big Mama Thornton, 9. Let Your Tears Fall Baby - Big Mama Thornton, 10. They Call Me Big Mama - Johnny Otis Band, Big Mama Thornton, 11.

Måste bara posta dom här två klippen: Hound Dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE Helt underbart grymt sväng från 60-talet med Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Walter Horton m.fl. Översättningar av fras BIG MAMA från tysk till svenska och exempel på användning av "BIG MAMA" 1 hatte das Label mit Hound Dog von Big Mama Thornton. Även om Fasching är en jazzklubb så förekommer ändå frekventa besök av bluesartister. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. Namnet på Faschings Låten skrevs av Jerry Leiber och Mike Stoller och Big Mama var den amerikanska blues och R&B sångerskan Big Mama Thornton en kvinna Detta är en bild som Vicke gjort, han som är en hejare på animeringar. Vi får adoptera denna bild till våra bloggar och hemsidor. Thornton Big Mama; Jazz; Vinyl LP. Populära produkter.