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Big Mama Thornton
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Big Mama Thornton — TV Appearance Clips
Rare tv appearance footage of Big Mama Thornton, curated from across the internet. Browse 2 clips below.
About TV Appearance Footage
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About Big Mama Thornton
Born 11th December 1926, Ariton, Alabama, USA Died 25th July 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA Thornton was the first artist to record "Hound Dog" (Peacock 1612), with which she had a Number 1 hit in the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 selling two million copies,. Later the same year she released "They Call Me Big Mama" (Peacock 1621). This release helped immortalize her nickname in the world of fu...
Full Big Mama Thorntonarchive →![Thumbnail for Big Mama Thornton - 'Hound Dog' live [Colourised] 1965 by Johnny Otis, Memphis Minnie, Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Johnny Ace, Songwriter, Junior Parker](https://img.youtube.com/vi/V1zxsWXK4LY/hqdefault.jpg)