Big Mama Thornton

vocals, harmonica, drums · 1926–1984 · Ariton

Blues and rhythm and blues singer born in Ariton, Alabama, according to her birth certificate, she rose to prominence with “Hound Dog”, a number one on the R&B chart in 1953. She wrote “Ball and Chain”, made famous by Janis Joplin in 1968.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs
• Jump blues, R&B

Landmark tracks

• Hound Dog (1952)
• Little Red Rooster (1966)
• Sweet Little Angel (1966)
• Ball and Chain (1968)

Sources

• Source

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