| LC control no. | n 92013523 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.T467 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Thornton, Big Mama |
| Variant(s) | Thornton, Willie Mae |
| Located | United States |
| Birth date | 1926-12-11 |
| Death date | 1984-07-25 |
| Place of birth | Montgomery (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Peacock Records, Inc. Mercury Record Corporation Sammy Green's Hot Harlem Revue |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers |
| Found in | Ball n' chain [SR] p1989: label (Big Mama Thornton) container (Willie Mae Thornton) Worth, F.L. Elvis, 1992: p. 197 (Thornton, Willie Mae; blues singer; b. 12-11-1926, Montgomery, Ala.) All music guide WWW site, July 24, 2006 (Big Mama Thornton; b. Willie Mae Thornton, Dec. 11, 1926, Montgomery, AL, d. July 25, 1984, Los Angeles, CA) Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed April 21, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Thornton, Willie Mae; Big Mama; blues musician, singer; born 11 December 1926 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States; joined Sammy Green's Hot Harlem Revue, a touring company in Georgia; signed with Peacock Records (1951); became nationally known after recording “Hound Dog,” a song written especially for her (1953); performed at Monterey Jazz Festival in California (1966 and 1968); wrote and recorded “Ball 'n' Chain” (1968) which sold well for her, but became a hit for Janis Joplin; released two albums for Mercury Records; appeared at Kool Newport Jazz Festival (1983); died 25 July 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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