{"title":"BIG MAMA THORNTON","description":"\u003csection class=\"Intro_intro__b52rV Intro_detail__E_jso\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RevealWrapper_reveal-wrapper__rbKYu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Container_container__A7FAx\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Intro_intro__content__zrHuF\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Intro_headline__b4Fow title-lc-m\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlighted-text\"\u003eWillie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton’s defiantly eclectic music mixed blues, gospel, R\u0026amp;B and sharp storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWith her raw, unadorned voice and transgressive masculine wardrobe, she challenged gender norms and broke barriers for women. Her original 1953 recording of “Hound Dog” laid the groundwork for rock \u0026amp; roll. Her powerful renderings of pain and resilience inspired future icons like Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and countless others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"big-mama-thornton-elvis-presley-a-hound-dog-tale-big-mama-elvis-and-the-song-that-changed-everything-hardcover-book","title":"BIG MAMA THORNTON - ELVIS PRESLEY - A HOUND DOG TALE: BIG MAMA, ELVIS, AND THE SONG THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING - HARDCOVER - BOOK","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe release of the song “Hound Dog” in 1953 marked a turning point in American popular culture, and throughout its history, the hit ballad bridged divides of race, gender, and generational conflict. Ben Wynne’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Hound Dog Tale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e discusses the stars who made this rock ’n’ roll standard famous, from Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton to Elvis Presley, along with an eclectic cast of characters, including singers, songwriters, musicians, record producers and managers, famous television hosts, several lawyers, and even a gangster or two.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWynne’s examination of this American classic reveals how “Hound Dog” reflected the values and issues of 1950s American society, and sheds light on the lesser-known elements of the song’s creation and legacy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Hound Dog Tale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e will capture the imagination of anyone who has ever tapped a foot to the growl of a blues riff or the bark of a rock ’n’ roll guitar.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ROCK \u0026 ROLL HALL OF FAME BOOKSTORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029116055721,"sku":"BAV-181140-R","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/5982\/5577\/files\/BIG_MAMA_THORNTON-ELVIS_PRESLEY-A_HOUND_DOG_TALE_BIG_MAMA_ELVIS_AND_THE_SONG_THAT_CHANGED_EVERYTHING-HARDCOVER-BOOK.jpg?v=1776359414"},{"product_id":"big-mama-thornton-the-best-of-big-mama-thornton-1951-1958-vinyl-lp","title":"BIG MAMA THORNTON - THE BEST OF BIG MAMA THORNTON: 1951-1958 - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowerhouse performer, Willie Mae \"Big Mama\" Thornton, was a singing sensation who did not get the recognition her talents so richly deserved. A big woman with a big personality, Big Mama Thornton possessed one of the most soulful voices in R\u0026amp;B history. She had a huge-selling R\u0026amp;B No.1 with the original recording of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Hound Dog, but would see her success eclipsed by Elvis Presley who would go on to sell 10 million copies globally with his cover on his way to being crowned The King of Rock 'n' Roll. This 16-track, 140g black vinyl, goes some way in showcasing her colourful personality as well as highlighting her as a performer who brought much more to popular music than one landmark hit. Also includes numbers such as They Call Me Big Mama, I Smell A Rat, Just Like A Dog (Barking Up The Wrong Tree), Don't Talk Back and Big Mama's Coming Home. Big Mama Thornton not only gifted the world one of the most bombastic interpretations of the blues, but she also helped redefine the place of black women in the music business. - This 16-track, 140g black vinyl, goes some way in showcasing her colourful personality as well as highlighting her as a performer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"discnum\"\u003e- Disc 1 -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Partnership Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e I'm All Fed Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Let Your Tears Fall Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Mischeivous Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Hound Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Night Mare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Cotton Picking Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e They Call Me Big Mama\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"discnum\"\u003e- Disc 2 -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e I Ain't No Fool Either\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e I Smell a Rat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Walking Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e How Come\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Just Like a Dog (Barking Up the Wrong Tree)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e My Man Called Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Don't Talk Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Big Mama's Coming Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROCK \u0026 ROLL HALL OF FAME RECORD STORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029261054121,"sku":"BAV-61521-R","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/5982\/5577\/files\/BIG_MAMA_THORNTON-THE_BEST_OF_BIG_MAMA_THORNTON_1951-1958-VINYL_LP.jpg?v=1776359315"},{"product_id":"big-mama-thornton-why-willie-mae-thornton-matters-paperback-book","title":"BIG MAMA THORNTON - WHY WILLIE MAE THORNTON MATTERS - HARDCOVER - BOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA queer, Black “biography in essays” about the performer who gave us “Hound Dog,” “Ball and Chain,” and other songs that changed the course of American music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Alabama in 1926, raised in the church, appropriated by white performers, buried in an indigent’s grave—Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton's life events epitomize the blues—but Lynnée Denise pushes past the stereotypes to read Thornton’s life through a Black, queer, feminist lens and reveal an artist who was an innovator across her four-decade-long career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy Willie Mae Thornton Matters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “samples” elements of Thornton’s art—and, occasionally, the author’s own story—to create “a biography in essays” that explores the life of its subject as a DJ might dig through a crate of records. Denise connects Thornton’s vaudevillesque performances in Sammy Green’s Hot Harlem Revue to the vocal improvisations that made “Hound Dog” a hit for Peacock Records (and later for Elvis Presley), injecting music criticism into what’s often framed as a cautionary tale of record-industry racism. She interprets Thornton’s performing in men’s suits as both a sly, Little Richard–like queering of the Chitlin Circuit and a simple preference for pants over dresses that didn’t have a pocket for her harmonica. Most radical of all, she refers to her subject by her given name rather than \"Big Mama,\" a nickname bestowed upon her by a white man. It's a deliberate and crucial act of reclamation, because in the name of Willie Mae Thornton is the sound of Black musical resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROCK \u0026 ROLL HALL OF FAME BOOKSTORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44770599731369,"sku":"9781477321188-R","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/5982\/5577\/files\/BIG_MAMA_THORNTON-WHY_WILLIE_MAE_THORNTON_MATTERS-HARDCOVER-BOOK.jpg?v=1776359137"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.rockhall.com\/collections\/big-mama-thornton.oembed","provider":"Rock \u0026 Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}