Take a real good look at this picture. This group goes by the name "Big Mama," which is their tongue-in-cheek response to those people whom have reduced them to mere background singers because they're "not pretty enough" to stand on stage to sing lead. Do YOU think they're pretty? I sure as hell do. And they can sing their heads off!Big Mama - Blossom (2007)Big Mama - For The People (2006)Big
Now I do get excited by female blues guitar players (like Memphis Minnie in my last couple of post), but let me tell you, if you are a female that knows how to play a harmonica, I'll make Mrs. F. sleep on the floor.You probably don't understand, but that is OK. Consider if you will Big Mama Thornton. Son when I tell you that she could rip it up, you better believe that.And if you don't, then see for yourself.Ball and ChainBig Mama Thornton - Down Home ShakedownIncludes John Lee Hooker Big Mama Thornton - Rock me (Oregon 1971)
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton only notched one national hit in her lifetime, but it was a true monster. "Hound Dog" held down the top slot on Billboard's R&B charts for seven long weeks in 1953. Alas, Elvis Presley's rocking 1956 cover was even bigger, effectively obscuring Thornton's chief claim to immortality.That's a damned shame, because Thornton's menacing growl was indeed something special. The hefty belter first opened her pipes in church but soon embraced the blues. She toured with Sammy Green's Hot Harlem Revue during the 1940s. Thornton was ensconced on the Houston circuit when Peacock Records boss Don Robey signed her in 1951. She debuted on Peacock with "Partnership Blues" that year, backed by trumpeter Joe Scott's band.But it was her third Peacock date with Johnny Otis's band that proved the winner. With Pete Lewis laying down some truly nasty guitar behind her, Big Mama shouted "Hound Dog," a tune whose authorship remains a bone of contention to this day (both Ot
Az 1973-as Newporti Jazz Fesztiválon elhangzott felvételekből válogatva készült az 1993-ban megjelent album.A felvételek: 1. Little Red Rooster - Big Mama Thornton 2. Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton 3. Outside Help - B.B. King 4. Long Distance Call - Muddy Waters 5. Where's My Woman Been - Muddy Waters 6. I Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 7. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now - B.B. KingTömörítés/Bitrate: 128 kb/sLetöltés/DownloadJelszó/Password: levente
