Mama thornton biography
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Encyclopedia of Alabama.
The Untold Truth Of Big Mama Thornton
ByMarta Zabo
Many people know Big Mama Thornton as that 1950s musician whose songs were made popular by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin, as Michael Spörke describes in "Big Mama Thornton: The Life and Music." But Thornton's musical journey is a much more complex story and a true rollercoaster from a few points of view.
Mama thornton biography
However, one thing remained constant throughout her life: her unmatched vocal power and presence on stage. Musician Ron Thompson summed it up: "She was certainly a big person. She was somebody that you knew was in the room, when she was there.
She was a very good person, but she was no joke," he said, grouping her talent with the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Lightnin' Hopkins. "It was intense what she was doing. She was like the real deal."
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Thornton herself proudly announced she could sing louder than any microphone, but it wasn't just her voice that was extrem