Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B. The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock...

American blues artist Big Mama Thornton. Although her recording did not appear on the record charts, the song has become one of Thornton's best-known, largely...

series "Big Mama (Unconditional Love)", a song by LL Cool J from his 2002 album 10 Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), American blues singer BigMama, the stage...

originally by Big Mama Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit...

right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and...

Presley, originally placed at number 19. The original version by Big Mama Thornton is, however, present at number 318 after being absent from the earlier...

Buddy and Julie Miller, contains songs by Hank Williams, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, and "All Creatures of Our God and King" (credited to St. Francis...

eponymous album James Brown released a recording of the song as a single. Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for her 1969 album Stronger Than Dirt. Joe Cocker...

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‘Bang!’ — sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran out of the dressing room yelling ‘Johnny Ace just killed himself!'" Big Mama Thornton said in a written statement...

songwriter, "Sing Out for Jesus", which was recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. Also in 1971, she and Mike Settle again worked with Bowen to create...

for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Big Mama Thornton recorded a version of the song as "Me and My Chauffeur" backed by...

Parton, Janis Joplin, Robert Johnson, Karen Dalton, Fred Koller, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette and J. J. Cale." Dalton...

performance at New York's Lone Star Cafe, singing a Big Mama Thornton song and "That's Alright Mama". They have since disbanded. Their only album, Blue...

husband Dave Ellingson). Carnes also wrote the song performed by Big Mama Thornton. The pop music group Delaney, Bonnie & Friends had a small role as...

musicians, including Otis Spann, Willie Cobbs, Eddie Boyd, Roy Brown, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, James Cotton and Junior Wells. Lawhorn was born...

Die! – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2019. Campbell, Al. "Big Mama Thornton: With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved...

Harrison. In 1952, the partners wrote "Hound Dog" for blues singer Big Mama Thornton, which became a hit for her in 1953. The 1956 Elvis Presley rock and...

(2018 film), Nigerian Jail (2021 film), an Indian action film Jail (Big Mama Thornton album), 1975 Jail (TV series), an American reality show Jail (Monopoly)...

Memphis Slim, and former gospel singer Jackie Verdell. In 1953, Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog" (later covered by Elvis Presley was a hit for Peacock...

"Me and My Chauffeur Blues" (1941), which Simone first heard Big Mama Thornton sing. Thornton released her version as "Me and My Chauffeur" on the B-side...

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to a hit by a female artist. The original "Hound Dog" song sung by Big Mama Thornton reached number 1 in 1953, and there were six answer songs in response;...

Joe Williams, Woody Herman, Art Farmer Quartet, Charles Mingus, and Big Mama Thornton. 1965 Louis Armstrong All-Stars, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie...

played at the Sky River Rock Festival in Washington, and jammed with Big Mama Thornton, James Cotton, and members of the Grateful Dead. His friend Dino Valenti...

officer of a coeducational college in the United States Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter Note about colors:...

recordings, Smith is best known for his work backing both Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton. Born in West Helena, Arkansas, United States, but brought up in Cairo...

with Little Joe Blue, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Etta James and Big Mama Thornton. Thompson commented on his preferred style, "blues is like a medicine...

appearances occurred in 2007, when Scott appeared in Hounddog (as Big Mama Thornton) and in Tyler Perry's movie, Why Did I Get Married? In 2008, Scott...

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