Big Mama Thornton

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (* 11. Dezember 1926 in Montgomery, Alabama; † 25. Juli 1984 in Los Angeles) war eine US-amerikanische Bluessängerin.

Details: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mama_Thornton

Rock me

Live performance, 1971, in Eugene, Oregon.

Ball and Chain

Big Mama Thornton performs Ball and Chain with Buddy Guy's Blues Band.

Sometimes I Have A Heartache

I'm Feeling Alright

Recorded with the Muddy Waters Blues Band in 1966.

Your Love Is Where Is Ought To Be

Recorded live on october 20, 1965 in london england. Big Mama Thornton - Vocals Buddy Guy - Lead Guitar Eddie Boyd - Piano Fred Below - Drums Jimmy Lee Robinson.

Sweet Little Angel

Recorded live on october 20, 1965 in london england. Big Mama Thornton - Vocals Buddy Guy - Lead Guitar Eddie Boyd - Piano Fred Below - Drums Jimmy Lee Robinson - Bass.

Little Red Rooster

Recorded live on october 20, 1965 in london england. Big Mama Thornton - Vocals Buddy Guy - Lead Guitar Eddie Boyd - Organ Fred Below - Drums Jimmy Lee Robinson - Bass.

Ain't nothin' you can do

Version Mercury 1969

Ball & Chain

Big Mama's last appearance in 1984. Same year she died from heart and liver complications since she drunk too much and brought 350 pounds Big Mama to a mere of 95 pounds. Big Mama was nominated for the Blues Music Awards six times.

Summertime

Solo play record 1966

Everything Gonna Be Alright

Big Mama Thornton & Muddy Waters Blues Band

I Feel The Way I Feel

Gonna Leave You

Jail

One of Thornton's last albums - Jail (1975) for Vanguard Records. It captured her performances during a couple of mid 1970s concerts at two northwestern prisons. She became the talented leader of a blues ensemble that featured sustained jams from George "Harmonica" Smith, as well as guitarists Doug Macleod, B. Huston and Steve Wachsman, drummer Todd Nelson, saxophonist Bill Potter, bassist Bruce Sieverson, and pianist J.D. Nicholson.

Big Mama's Blues (My Love)

Big Mama Thornton With Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966.
Willie Mae " Big Mama" Thornton - Vocal & Harmonica, Muddy Waters - Guitar, Ottis Span - Piano, James Cotton - Harmonica, Francis Clay - Drums, Luther Johnson Bass, Samuel Lowhorn - Guitar.

Unlucky Girl

Big Mama Thornton (with Muddy Water's Blues Band)