Big Mama Thornton

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Born
11 December 1926
Born In
Ariton, Dale County, Alabama, United States
Died
25 July 1984 (aged 57)
Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton, December 11, 1926, Ariton, AL - July 25, 1984, Los Angeles, CA) was an American musician. Her introduction to music, as with most fellow blues legends, started in the Baptist church. The daughter of a minister, she and her six siblings began to sing at a very early age. While still a child, Willie Mae taught herself to play the drums and harmonica, and by the age of 14, she had run away from home to make her career in secular music. She joined Sammy Green's "Hot Harlem Revue" and toured throughout the South in the 1940&#x… read more
Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton, December 11, 1926, Ariton, AL - July 25, 1984, Los Angeles, CA) was an American musician. Her introduction to music, as with most fellow blues legends, started in the Baptist church. The daughter of a minister, she and her six siblings began to s… read more
Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton, December 11, 1926, Ariton, AL - July 25, 1984, Los Angeles, CA) was an American musician. Her introduction to music, as with most fellow blues legends, started in the Baptist church. The daughter of a minister, she and her six siblings began to sing at a very early age. While still a child, Willie Mae taught herself … read more

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1 Play track Ball N' Chain Hound Dog
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2 Play track Ball N' Chain Ball n' Chain
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3 Play track Diverse / Let It Rock Hound Dog - Single Version
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4 Play track Ball N' Chain Sweet Little Angel
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5 Play track Stronger Than Dirt Let's Go Get Stoned
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6 Play track Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings They Call Me Big Mama
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7 Play track Vanguard Visionaries Gonna Leave You
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8 Play track Stronger Than Dirt Born under a bad sign
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9 Play track Ball N' Chain Wade in the Water
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10 The Rising Sun Collection Ball and Chain
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