Thornton, Willie Mae Big Mama - Encyclopedia of Alabama

Willie Mae Thornton (1926-1984) was an influential African American blues singer and songwriter whose career extended from the 1940s to the early 1980s. She was called “Big Mama” for both her size and her robust, powerful voice. She is best known for her gutsy 1952 rhythm and blues recording of “Hound Dog,” later covered by […]

Thornton, Willie Mae Big Mama - Encyclopedia of Alabama

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Beyond the Book – Willie Mae Thornton - Alabama African American History

On December 11th, 1926, Blues singer and songwriter Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton was born in Ariton Alabama. Big Mama was the first to record Hound Dog and sold nearly 2 million

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Thornton, Willie Mae Big Mama - Encyclopedia of Alabama

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by Lynnée Denise, Published by: University of Texas Press, A queer, Black “biography in essays” about the performer who gave us “Hound Dog,” “Ball and

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Beyond the Book – Willie Mae Thornton - Alabama African American History

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