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In 2022 Big Mama Thornton was featured as a character in Elvis, a biopic about Elvis Presley. In the movie, Thornton (played by Shonka Dukureh in her only film role, as she died shortly after the film's release) is shown as the original singer of the song "Hound Dog" and appears in the movie singing the song.
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), [1] was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B.. The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul described Thornton, saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound frame, and exuberant stage manner had audiences stomping their feet and shouting encouragement in R&B theaters from coast to coast from the early 1950s on".
"Hound Dog" (song), a 1952 song recorded by Big Mama Thornton and popularized in 1956 by Elvis Presley Hound Dog (band), a 1980s Japanese rock band Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975), American blues guitarist
Legendary songwriter Mike Stoller joins our 'Rolling Stone Music Now' podcast to explain how he and Jerry Leiber wrote "Hound Dog" for Big Mama Thornton – and what happened afterwards
Before Presley put a bop spin on “Hound Dog,” the song was originally recorded by rhythm and blues legend Big Mama Thornton. It was a success in the R&B world, but Thornton could never reach ...
Big Mama Thornton [3] - 1 - 1956: Elvis Presley, #1 US pop, #1 R&B, #1 US country, #2 UK 1971: Elvis Presley, #10 UK (reissue) 2007: Elvis Presley, #14 UK (reissue) 1954 "Love Me" Willy & Ruth - - - 1956: Elvis Presley, [3] #2 US pop, #7 R&B, #10 US country "Framed" The Robins - - - 1976: Cheech and Chong, #41 US pop "Jack o' Diamonds" Jacki ...
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction occurs as Black female artists in Music City are growing in influence.
Olsen: And then, in the film, you really go out of your way to explore the way in which Elvis was influenced by Black artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Arthur Crudup or Big Mama Thornton. We see ...