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Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of the blues and R&B. The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul described Thornton saying "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound frame, and exuberant stage manner had audiences stomping their feet and shouting encouragement in R ...
Willie Mae Thornton (Montgomery, Alabama; 11 de diciembre de 1926-Los Ángeles, California; 25 de julio de 1984), más conocida como Big Mama Thornton, fue una cantante estadounidense de blues y rhythm and blues. Tocó también la armónica y la batería.
1 de may. de 2011 · 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 the hit song "Hound Dog" in 1952.
(recorded 1952, released 1953) Billboard R&B Chart Peak: #1 - This original pre-Elvis “Hound Dog” was the first record hit to be written and produced by the ...
1 de ago. de 2022 · 112. 9.5K views 1 year ago. Big Mama Thornton sings 'Hound Dog' from her 1969 Mercury album 'Stronger Than Dirt'. Her earlier 1953 Peacock Records version was a no. one R&B hit made even more...
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was discovered at 14, soon after her mother’s death, while cleaning spittoons in Montgomery, Alabama. She spent several years performing across the Southern United States on the Chitlin’ Circuit, where she was dubbed the “New Bessie Smith.” In 1952, Thornton recorded her biggest hit, “Hound Dog.”
Willie Mae Thornton , más conocida como Big Mama Thornton, fue una cantante estadounidense de blues y rhythm and blues. Tocó también la armónica y la batería. Estereotipo de vocalista de blues, su voz era apasionada y exuberante, tendente a los desplazamientos de volumen.
