Big Mama Thornton : The Life and Music

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spörke, Michael.

Spèorke, Michael, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Blues musicians.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Thornton, Big Mama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Other Title:

Big Mama Thornton

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You ain't nothing but a ""Hound Dog"" ... with these words shouted into the microphone she will always be remembered: Big Mama Thornton. Who is this woman who sang the megahit ""Hound Dog"" before Elvis Presley and who wrote ""Ball & Chain,"" the song that catapulted Janis Joplin to sudden fame? The story begins with her first musical attempts in the Hot Harlem Revue as a girl of 14. Then the book follows her journey into the Mecca of Texas Blues, Houston, where Big Mama Thornton met Johnny Otis, with whom she recorded her greatest success--""Hound Dog."" With the slowdown of the blues in the

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Preface; 1; The Early Years of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton; 2; Hound Dog-The Peacock Years and Johnny Otis; 3; Unlucky Girl-From Texas to California; 4; "I'm Feeling Alright"; 5; Big Mama Thornton's First European Tour; 6; Back Home; 7; Ball and Chain; 8; The Early Seventies; 9; Sassy Mama Still Swings; 10; Life Goes On; 11; Swing It On Home; Epilogue; Big Mama Thornton's Legacy; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Selected Discography; Appendix C: Selection of TV Appearances, Films, DVDs and Videos; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; List of Names and Terms

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4766-1422-9

OCLC:

896795067