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 […]

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Thorton, Willie Mae - Encyclopedia of Alabama

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Today in our History – December 11, 1926 – Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was born.

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

BRING BIG MAMA HER FLOWERS. As our nation stands at the precipice…, by Dante Ross