#williemaethornton

[thatpatheticartist]

Who was the first person to sing “HoundDog?”

Big Mama Thornton.

Not Elvis.

Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton.

May this whitewashed hellsite spread her fucking name.

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📚🎙#ArtIsAWeapon DJ-Scholar Lynnée Denise @lynneedenise will discuss her new book "Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters" with actor-poet Saul Williams @saulwilliams and musician-composer Tamar-kali @tamar_kali at the #SchomburgCenter for Research in Black Culture @schomburgcenter tomorrow, Tuesday, 10/3, at 6:30 PM.

📍515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037

Reposted from @schomburgcenter

"Thornton, a blues woman, gave us 'Hound Dog' and other songs that changed the course of American music." Register at

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/schomburg-center-for-research-in-black-culture-1711628110?aff=eand

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Reposted from @lynneedenise Final stop in the US will be soulful as hell. Having a conversation about this book across the street from where James Baldwin and Sammy Davis Jr. were born (Harlem Hospital ) is no small thing, but to be in conversation with two of the greatest musical, literary, theatrical, and cinematic minds in my generation @tamar_kali and @saulwilliams is beyond exciting…

Pairing them to discuss this book promises an evening of border crossing references, fresh ideas, and improvisational jazz like exchanges on the life of Willie Mae Thornton. This is what this woman deserves, critical attention on her legacy.

Register at @schomburglive and @schomburgcenter Schomburg for free tickets (registration closing soon)…meet us at 6:30pm tomorrow, October 3! Soon come.

#WillieMaeThorton #LynnéeDenise #BlackWomen #MusicInnovators

#MusicHistory #LibraSeason

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE BIGGEST BLUES-SINGIN' MAMA YOU'VE EVER SEEN -- NO ONE BIGGER.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on illustrated portrait of Willie Mae Thornton (1926 – 1984), better known as Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter of blues and rhythm & blues (pre-rock 'n' roll), from William Stout's "Legends of the Blues" portraits series, c. 2013.

Main instrument: Vocals, harmonica, drums

Born: Ariton, Alabama; December 11, 1926

Died: Los Angeles, California; July 25, 1984

Recommended cuts: "Hound Dog," "Ball 'n' Chain," "Chauffeur Blues," "Mercy," "My Heavy Load."

Interesting covers: "Hound Dog" (ELVIS PRESLEY), "Ball 'n' Chain" (BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY), "Chauffeur Blues" (JEFFERSON AIRPLANE).

Source: www.dionysusrecords.com/home/category/stuff-we-like.

[violasbabygirl]

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 Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. However, her success was overshadowed three years later, when Elvis Presley recorded his more popular rendition of "Hound Dog". Similarly, Thornton's "Ball 'n' Chain" (written in 1961 but not released until 1968) had a bigger impact when performed and recorded by Janis Joplin in the late 1960s. #bigmamathornton #williemaethornton #williemaebigmamathornton #blues #original #hounddog #ballnchain #billboard #blackhistorymonth #bhm2017