Big Mama Thornton

I am doing this post on Big Mama Thornton in anticipation of a post I will be doing next week. She was a great singer and songwriter, who made the first recording of the song "Hound Dog", later made famous by Elvis Presley. Here are a couple videos.

"Ball 'n' Chain" a song she wrote.



"Hound Dog"



Playing harmonica on "Down Home Shakedown"



Later in life Big Mama was not so big, but she could still "Rock Me"




If you like this, try these previous posts:

Homemade Jamz' Blues Band - September 1, 2009

B.B. King - September 13, 2009

Howlin' Wolf - September 14, 2010