Today’s Music to keep me SanE in Isolation – Big Mama Thornton.

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Big Mama Thornton is best known for producing the original versions of Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog and Janis Joplin’s Ball and Chain, but she was more than that.

Big Mama was a Blues singer with a big, big voice. It’s a shame that she did not record more or perform more. I would love to have seen her.

So today I’m going to play some Big Mama.

5 great Fifties RnB tracks

Posted on by Opher

The Fifties was a great time for raw R&B.

  1. Coasters – Poison Ivy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k
  2. James Brown – I Feel Good – https://www.google.co.uk/search?noj=1&q=youtube+james+brown+i+feel+good&oq=youtube+james+Brown+&gs_l=serp.1.4.0l10.2925.7387.0.11126.12.12.0.0.0.0.215.1360.5j6j1.12.0….0…1.1.64.serp..0.12.1356…35i39k1j0i131k1.W20yBwdurFI
  3. Chuck Willis – Hang up my Rock ‘n’ Roll shoes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcitG7FpMVg
  4. Don and Dewey – Justine – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrspovTn5kc
  5. Big Mama Thornton – Hounddog – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxoGvBQtjpM

 

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