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Supported on various tracks by lightnin hopkins and larry williams, big mama runs through such familiar items as hound dog, sometimes i have a heartache, sweet little angel, little red rooster, wade in the water, and ball and chain, turning in generally powerful. Big mama thornton ball and chain lyrics musixmatch. Thorntons other recordings included the original version of ball and chain, which she. Although her recording did not appear on the record charts, the song has become one of thornton s bestknown, largely due to performances and recordings by janis joplin. Big mama thornton listen and stream free music, albums. Ssitting down by my window now now, all around i felt it. In addition to ball n chain and they call me big mama, thornton wrote twenty other blues songs. Big mama thornton listen and stream free music, albums, new. Big mama thornton performs ball and chain with buddy guys blues band. Complete song listing of big mama thornton on big mama thornton songs list covid19. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
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Big mama thornton s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Alas, elvis presleys rocking 1956 cover was even bigger, effectively obscuring thornton s chief claim to immortality. Albums include hound dog night mare, in europe, and big mama thornton vol. Big mama thorntons profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Ssitting down by my window, oh, looking at the rain. Once the communication problem had been sorted, thornton turned in the definitive performance of the song. This compilation based around some late 1960s recordings both live and in the studio shows off her great singing backed by an excellent electric band. In a similar occurrence, she wrote and recorded ball n chain, which became a hit for her. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Something grabbed a hold of me, honey, felt to me honey like, lord, a ball and chain. The singles 19511961, hound dog, jail, vanguard visionaries, sassy mama, top tracks. Big mama thornton listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos big mama thornton.
Ball and chain, an album by big mama thornton on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Known for her powerful voice and sexually explicit lyrics, thornton was the original performer of the hit song hound dog, commonly associated with elvis presley, and ball and chain, covered by janis joplin. Willie mae thornton december 11, 1926 july 25, 1984, better known as big mama thornton. Music profile for big mama thornton, born 11 december 1926. Ssitting down by my window oh, looking at the rain ssitting down by my window now now all around i felt it all i could see was the rain something grabbed a hold. Big mama thornton with the muddy waters blues band 1966 by.
Johnny otis didnt help by playing a rimshot right after thornton said that. Ball and chain is a song by big mama thornton belonging to the blues music genre. From 20s trailblazers robert johnson and blind lemon jefferson, to chess label legends howlin wolf, sonny boy williamson, and muddy waters, through to phenomenal white bluesmen eric clapton and stevie ray vaughan, and the genres bastionbustin women, including big mama thornton and bonnie raitt, our blues 101 essentials makes for. Willie mae big mama thornton only notched one national hit in her lifetime, but it was a true monster.
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Its ball and chain, a cut that thornton wrote in the early 1960s, recorded by the end of that decade and can be heard on the ball and chain compilation album. Various artists, the blues a real summit meeting in high. Find big mama thornton credit information on allmusic. The peacock recordings all the way lets roll the essential. Big mama thornton continued performing through the 1970s, but years of heavy drinking were began to take their toll.
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But he then suggested that leiber sing it for thornton, and she did listen, and agreed to try it that way. Ball n chain big mama thornton album a telecharger. Ball n chain by big mama thornton compilation, electric. She also suffered injuries in a serious car wreck, but recovered enough to play. Born in the rural south as a balm for the pain of oppression, blues journeyed north, got electrified, and eventually crossed into the mainstream. No one taught her how to sing or how to play the harmonica and drums, wrote chris strachwitz in the liner notes for big mama thornton. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Muddy waters, big mama thornton, big joe turner, j. Hound dog, hound dog single version, ball n chain, sweet little angel, im feeling alright, biography. Big mama thornton has one of my favorite voices in blues. Big mama thornton, lightning hopkins, larry williams ball. Nov 11, 2009 big mama thornton performs ball and chain with buddy guys blues band. Jan 25, 2011 check out ball n chain by big mama thornton on amazon music.