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Let's face it, Big Mama Thornton will always be chiefly recalled for her growling 1952 reading of the Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller classic "Hound Dog." But the other 17 sides on this collection of her 1952-1957 output for Don Robey's Peacock Records aren't exactly makeweight. Thornton's mighty roar was backed by the jumping combos of Johnny Otis and saxist Bill Harvey, producing additional gems in "My Man Called Me," "They Call Me Big Mama," "The Fish," and a duet with the ill-fated Johnny Ace, "Yes Baby."
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
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Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Otis, Producer, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lewis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Big Mama Thornton, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Devonia Williams, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leard Bell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Winston, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Geffen Records
Joseph Scott, ComposerLyricist - DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DON D. ROBEY, ComposerLyricist - DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Otis, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lewis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willie Mae Thornton, ComposerLyricist - George Washington, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Devonia Williams, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - James Von Streeter, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Ford, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leard Bell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Winston, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Geffen Records
Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist - Roscoe Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DON D. ROBEY, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Harvey's Band, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist - Verna Rae, ComposerLyricist - Gilbert G. Caple, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DON D. ROBEY, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Otis, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Ace, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lewis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist - George Washington, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - James Von Streeter, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Ford, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leard Bell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Winston, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Otis' Band, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist - Freddie Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joseph Scott, ComposerLyricist - DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Origin Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton, MainArtist - Phyllis Otis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Geffen Records
Album review
Let's face it, Big Mama Thornton will always be chiefly recalled for her growling 1952 reading of the Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller classic "Hound Dog." But the other 17 sides on this collection of her 1952-1957 output for Don Robey's Peacock Records aren't exactly makeweight. Thornton's mighty roar was backed by the jumping combos of Johnny Otis and saxist Bill Harvey, producing additional gems in "My Man Called Me," "They Call Me Big Mama," "The Fish," and a duet with the ill-fated Johnny Ace, "Yes Baby."
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:52
- Main artists: Big Mama Thornton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1992 MCA Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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