Browsing: Big Mama Thornton

The new ‘Elvis’ film had some heavy shoes to fill, and it succeeded on all fronts.

Check out the video that captures a rousing live performance of the song!

“I love the tip, I love the top, I love you better than a hog loves slop
‘Cause you’re a big legged woman, with a short short miniskirt…”

If Big Mama’s body was big, her talent was cosmic. Big Mama Thornton is one of the most bad-ass women in blues…

Any true blues fan is familiar with the Leiber and Stoller hit song “Hound Dog”, but the hidden fights behind the scenes made it one of the most litigated songs of all time! Find the fascinating story here.

Where a decade ago, popular blues-playing women were hard to come by, today, there is no shortage of vastly popular & endlessly talented ladies in the blues. While it took a deplorable seven decades, the timing is perfect.