Thankful that the internet makes it possible to discover and keep this music alive. Her voice is like a slap across the face in the best way possible.
@germanalvarez37852 жыл бұрын
Si te pega una bofetada lleva comida para el viaje
@drsburns12 жыл бұрын
I like your analogy
@giovanna81872 жыл бұрын
She could shout and sing with fine musicality and feel. Super!
@LoveTJones2 жыл бұрын
When I heard it I couldn't describe it. The first NOTE. OMG. soul shaking. I love discovering these GEMS. Perfect wording
@danj369122 жыл бұрын
She also reminds me of Etta James and Mama Cass!
@cozywaters90469 ай бұрын
2024 I love music Regardless of race Beautiful Saturday evening Had to come listen to some good music
@Anonymous-ff5wr2 ай бұрын
Me to😊
@kacema70483 жыл бұрын
No Autotune, no hi-tech. No special effects. No plastic posers. Just pure talent. Just red blood in their veins.
@АндрейЧепраков-р2ж3 жыл бұрын
я тоже это сразу увидел, только талант
@MrV8483 жыл бұрын
Pure and real.
@BrassicaRappa3 жыл бұрын
I hope you get the chance to love something without it also having to be a flex. Just be in it, and soak it in. It's an amazing feeling.
@beayou1093 жыл бұрын
And a singer who is a real woman and not a pseudosexy barbie doll ;-)
@dontaylor73153 жыл бұрын
@@beayou109 EXACTLY!!
@mackiepimo-jwjones3019 Жыл бұрын
I understand why the older generation is not impressed with the new music out now. Back then, you had to have real talent.
@janlafournaise65059 ай бұрын
That’s s “utterly” unimpressed.
@gag14119 ай бұрын
Indeed 💯✅👍
@ireneryf61247 ай бұрын
C'est tellement vrai... 👍👍👍💖
@lugopinzon57987 ай бұрын
Y una biografía que condujo a esas expresiónes artísticas sin hipocresías provocó un desahogo en medio tanto racismo..brillante..admirables seres auténticos..independientes....❤
@pablomolina52966 ай бұрын
Metrosister rose
@destinymoss39845 жыл бұрын
I love how she came from the back singing with no microphone! Yaass big mama!
@Wunjo-Wunjo5 жыл бұрын
She's so cool. I love how she casually wanders in and places her bag down, before blowing the place apart. Wonderful. x
@QueenAnitaSoul5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@dwightlove37045 жыл бұрын
@@QueenAnitaSoul She was a great woman!!!!
@GrandmaRuckus4 жыл бұрын
And here the masses swore patti la yelle did it first....Big Momma would come out wailing without a microphone 🎤...I mem’ba I was there...Big Momma Thornton was a bad bitch ❤️❤️
@angelofdeath2754 жыл бұрын
I felt it on a spiritual level
@helanna98432 жыл бұрын
Rock and roll owes a lot to Big Mama Thornton.
@charlesmoore2675 Жыл бұрын
A great and one time only performance. I saw biking at beale Street Cafe. I was blessed.
@sharonwilfong503 Жыл бұрын
All talent and didn't have to look like or act like a street walker to be a great act!
@melissayoung2511 Жыл бұрын
Rock and roll owes it all to Sister Rosetta
@FUSCKEK Жыл бұрын
U R right bro..
@mrcoolz14 Жыл бұрын
You ain’t lying
@ClearYourMindTravel Жыл бұрын
I love how she casually walks in carrying her purse and sings so effortlessly.
@Pedro.h.felipe9 ай бұрын
If you like rock and roll, thank her.
@mctavish233 ай бұрын
Amen (and Sister Rosetta Tharpe too)
@RealDocJamesАй бұрын
@Sweet--Richard.4981 where do you think rock came from? You have a lot to learn. You'd do well to spend more time reading and researching and less time making asinine comments.
@alexanderkonig64328 күн бұрын
well said
@def0rm02 жыл бұрын
This made me tear up. How am I only learning of this woman now? What an immense talent!
@melindahartley44532 жыл бұрын
I listened to her when I was a kid and that's over 30+ years ago.
@KiraDidNothingWrong2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was going to be the only one who got a strong reaction :,D
@josephj40972 жыл бұрын
Agree. I've never heard of her.
@olandsmith26602 жыл бұрын
Elvis stile most of his music from her
@christopherrenfroe33652 жыл бұрын
@Kristi Astral if you think she's good check out Sister Rossetta Thorpe
@darlene4794 жыл бұрын
The song makes so much more sense being sang by the woman who wrote the song and viewing her a cheating man from her perspective. “ You ain’t nothing but a hound dog snooping around my door....I ain’t gone feed you no mo.” What a voice!
@kentwestmoreland4194 жыл бұрын
"woman who wrote the song" The song was written by two White Jewish men.
@kentwestmoreland4194 жыл бұрын
Agreed a great version , but get your facts correct
@cut19863 жыл бұрын
Song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller who wrote Jailhouse Rock, Love Me and a ton of other huge hits. Two Jewish boys that came out of Los Angeles. Pioneers of rock and roll as far as songwriting goes.
@andreahogan6483 жыл бұрын
Back in that era didn't believe in giving blacks their due. It's oblivious alot of white entertainer copy alot blacks music. Just because it sounded alot better.
@dontaylor73153 жыл бұрын
@@cut1986 @Kent Westmoreland @Darlene Williams They're two different songs with the same title. Big Mama Thornton wrote one, Leiber & Stoller wrote the other. They don't have the same melody, or the same lyrics except for eight words. An analogy: Hambone Willie Newbern's blues classic "Rollin' and Tumblin'"' has twelve words in common with Robert Johnson's "If I Had Possession over Judgement Day" and a similar tune, but it wouldn't be fair to say they're the same song. Also the Leiber & Stoller song is rockabilly built on a 12-bar blues structure whereas Big Mama's song is straight-up glorious low-down blues!💙
@kimsherlock89693 жыл бұрын
I believe that the voice and swag of Mama Thornton should become a National treasure in American Music.
@jitkasuarez3 жыл бұрын
My God yes, did she ever have the swagger!
@animeweeb42793 жыл бұрын
YES IT SHOULD.
@stevemendelson98822 жыл бұрын
Already is, saw her about 1965 very powerful.
@carlosrodriguez-vj3nr2 жыл бұрын
She is black and also woman..it`s almost impossible in any country of the world tHats never will happen in the world. But in the USA certainly impossible (excuse me for my bad english)
@kimsherlock89692 жыл бұрын
@@carlosrodriguez-vj3nr strength and passion Big Mama was so extraordinary the White World learning the blues 💙 Had a great teacher , Powerful voice blues moves the whole world , still
@thepsyadel2 жыл бұрын
57 years later and it still is a masterpiece
@fideliusconcrete4871 Жыл бұрын
And it'll be a masterpiece in another 114 years from now
@lionelzamora4536 Жыл бұрын
Damn right
@constanzerodriguezalvarez9477 Жыл бұрын
It goes in your blood, head and soul. Big ♥️
@arbat59 Жыл бұрын
I'm 57 years old and I'm a masterpiece. Thanks big mama!)))
@dessamuels7641 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@DeloresLandeis-kx5fu12 күн бұрын
She made that song her own. What a soulful singer. None better.
@hinduwest2647 Жыл бұрын
She even brought her purse to stage. True power move.
@grace-yn5dt Жыл бұрын
❤
@A1Snoided9 ай бұрын
yo, you indian?
@RebelRicky8 жыл бұрын
This woman could catch a fish without a hook!!!!
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Bryson Mills Lol!!!!!!
@angelofdeath2755 жыл бұрын
This shouldn’t make sense but it does lol
@jaypeematlock3545 жыл бұрын
Best comment of the thread.
@safaamohamed26815 жыл бұрын
I love t
@reynalindstrom24965 жыл бұрын
and in a dry river in arizona or dubai
@Vinyl_guy Жыл бұрын
Her tone on “YOOOOUUUUU AINT NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG” is pure bliss
@jetblackkinks4 ай бұрын
I was scrolling thumbnails and listening to 30 second intros, and that exact part is what made me click all the way into this video...I was like, oh WAIT A minute...! 😦 I've heard of this woman but I've never heard this VOICE...now I see why I've heard about her! 🤩🗣
@amyeklund74123 жыл бұрын
Damn, She deserves a lot more credit than she got.. What an amazingly talented musician, a triple threat, & fierce on the harmonica..crazy how talented this woman was..
@931dmitris3 жыл бұрын
2022
@echoecho31082 жыл бұрын
She played the drums, too. RIP, Big Mama! Thanx so very very much for the magic, music, and memories.
@minameistegal89812 жыл бұрын
@@931dmitris 💙
@azizjad63152 жыл бұрын
Oh yeeh
@Mulberry20002 жыл бұрын
yep
@carolyn37973 жыл бұрын
I hope she gets a movie done about her life. She is so underrated and never really got recognized for her work unless somebody ripped her song off. If hound dog is the only song you know that she sung please research before debating with me.
@nita37563 жыл бұрын
Yessss🙏
@geniasmith57913 жыл бұрын
If they do I think that queen latifah should play her she kinda reminds me of her ❤️
@carolyn37973 жыл бұрын
@@geniasmith5791 she did a great job as Bessie smith
@kevinmclean77913 жыл бұрын
@@geniasmith5791 excellent voice
@MB23403 жыл бұрын
@@geniasmith5791 oh please no
@McCherrill Жыл бұрын
Love these women. Also Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
@CarlosAcosta-mw3kn5 ай бұрын
The beast one itself
@Anonymous-ff5wr2 ай бұрын
O ya
@eddieteabagify3 ай бұрын
Listening in 2024? BMT is inducted to Rock Hall Of Fame!
@johnsteelman33973 ай бұрын
Much more deserved than rundmc
@keairastroud40472 жыл бұрын
Let’s be clear! This is 1953! She is the original singer/writer of this song! Everyone else covered! Epic!
@keairastroud40472 жыл бұрын
I’m awesome, how are you?
@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw Жыл бұрын
Great ! Born in 1953, I was…..Detroit. Lovin’ this !
@100363Boil Жыл бұрын
Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller wrote this song when they were 19 years old!
@CosmicFist Жыл бұрын
@honestmark9281 Bruh
@RenewedRS Жыл бұрын
"Let's be clear" and then states the facts incorrectly. She didn't write this song.
@sistasoler773 жыл бұрын
Who's listening to this in 2021! Top-notch music!
@teffyoh49963 жыл бұрын
🙋♀️
@meerimzhanuzakova19603 жыл бұрын
💖
@Elizabethvelasquez93213 жыл бұрын
🙋♂️
@peterborguezgab55043 жыл бұрын
me
@nicholastowns83 жыл бұрын
💁🏾♂️
@dylanflaim75562 жыл бұрын
I'm a white boy from Kentucky... I was born in the wrong Era. I love the old school blues. Big Mama Thornton touches my soul. What a set of lungs on her
@jeremymiano10212 жыл бұрын
i feel ya too bud.
@tonisumblin27192 жыл бұрын
You’re got great taste in music. I grew up listening to my father play her music. We loved her. This is just raw, PURE talent.
@jonclark33672 жыл бұрын
Why would you call yourself a whiteboy ? White man
@tonisumblin27192 жыл бұрын
@@jonclark3367 it’s a Southern thing. Like saying “I’m just a country boy” Jerry Lee Lewis use to say that. Just a figure of speech. I’m an urban city “girl” actually a senior citizen. It’s all colloquial. 😊
@dhays31942 жыл бұрын
I'm a 5-foot white woman from KY I love it. never did disco.
@ata181113 күн бұрын
OMG! Big Mama Thornton just rips this tune apart. Beyond magnificent.
@mnob11224 жыл бұрын
She was fabulous!! Wow! She is one of Janis Joplin’s influences. Now I see why.
@nettiegraham69832 жыл бұрын
ball and chains was orginally written and song by big moma thorthon in 1956
@larrylinn85892 жыл бұрын
@@nettiegraham6983 Janis admired her,
@Dino-su2wh2 жыл бұрын
Tina Turner was her influences
@mnob11222 жыл бұрын
@@Dino-su2wh Guess you didn’t see the documentary or read the biography on Janis.
@lovely_thaimitchell31102 жыл бұрын
When she started playing the harmonica and broke it down! I felt it in my spirit this is food for the soul baby!!!!
@andersonkevingwenhure21122 жыл бұрын
Me too, made me so proud to be black. How she lead those man its so amazing ✊🏾. Black women ✊🏾
@johnh87052 жыл бұрын
It made me shake a leg too
@MeMe777e Жыл бұрын
Indeed!🙏🏽🙏🏽
@MeMe777e Жыл бұрын
@@andersonkevingwenhure2112 SAY THAT!❤️
@JohnQ11278 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! Makes more sense when sung by a woman.
@stephaniemontgomery40234 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!!
@pdpoons13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!!! Now that’s the real deal!
@MaliceInCandyland3 жыл бұрын
Well Elvis's cover is supposed to be what the woman is saying to him. Great song either way.
@bigapplebucky3 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@violet20483 жыл бұрын
Yes it does.
@jackwilliams3156 Жыл бұрын
Wooooh! 18 year old, born, and raised in Arkansas! Blues Musician, Scholar, Bard, and an Avid Blues Iistener. We need more people my age listening to real Music.
@Thewritingelf9 ай бұрын
23 and I hear ya.
@michelleervin50945 жыл бұрын
My granddaddy was her band leader real music
@RasMajnouni4 жыл бұрын
😎💥🌚🎤🎼🎹🥁🎷🎺🎸🎻🌆
@kasmanhadiyanto40364 жыл бұрын
Cap
@dwightlove37044 жыл бұрын
Michelle Ervin What was your grandfather's name I said before this woman needs her life story told and of course your grandfather's name and impact would be mentioned of course.
@lionessrising71014 жыл бұрын
Holy moly, how amazing ! I would have begged to carry this woman's bags ! She's a rock star x
@alanderickson73474 жыл бұрын
@@dwightlove3704 There's quite a lot of her life story in "Rocking and Rolling with Big Mama Thornton," a chapter of Maureen Mahon's terrific book, Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll.
@starelise13873 ай бұрын
Sing it Big Mama! That’s the soul and pain of the ancestors singing through her voice
@JaredNgesa4 жыл бұрын
Rock and roll is essentially black culture. But even racism cannot kill this kind of soulful music. I love the guy strumming on the guitar! Beautiful
@Krusty-kl5ej2 жыл бұрын
That’s a whole team of blues legends with her: Howlin wolf, little Walter , man to get to see a show like that
@West-Telecom2 жыл бұрын
That rasist people what you call’d save this genre until today. No you.
@Callsigntitan8 ай бұрын
That is Buddy Guy a legend!
@PaulaCiemko8 күн бұрын
❤ MOST OF THE ICONIC PERFORMERS THROUGH HISTORY TOOK THEIR MUSIC FROM THESE ORIGINAL INFLUENCERS!! BACK IN DA' DAY!!! ALWAYS, Paula C
@LPJack02 Жыл бұрын
RIP John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001), aged 83 RIP Big Walter Horton (April 6, 1921 - December 8, 1981), aged 60 RIP Doctor Ross (October 21, 1925 - May 28, 1993), aged 67 RIP Big Mama Thornton (December 11, 1926 - July 25, 1984), aged 57 RIP J. B. Lenoir (March 5, 1929 - April 29, 1967), aged 38 You will be remembered as a legends.
@nettiesanders6768 ай бұрын
so glad that I have found you , amazing lady, thankyou Mama Thornton 😊
@susanawright77577 ай бұрын
Is that John Lee playing guitar!
@mouseMan123217 ай бұрын
@@susanawright7757 The credits at the end of this video mention Buddy Guy, so I think that's him playing guitar. John Lee Hooker is playing the mouth harp, 4th guy after Big Mama Thornton.
@iket.99307 ай бұрын
Dr. Ross was my neighbor in Flint, Michigan in the late 60's.
@petercoyotl51923 ай бұрын
@@susanawright7757It is Buddy Guy.
@gertrudelaronge68642 жыл бұрын
The originator. The original. The one, the only, Big Mama Thornton. Nothing can be finer than this. I thank you.
@summerroach59542 жыл бұрын
I'm a white woman that grew up in KY. And Big Mama ❤️ Always played in our house ☺️ My whole family is Musicians. Mama Thorntons voice was my favorite. She gave me "Soul" 🥰
@zaebaybee4516 Жыл бұрын
I still wonder why white people hate black people so much for no reason
@PiusXulu Жыл бұрын
Dope Things 🔥
@Kiyarose3999 Жыл бұрын
The Roots of Rock right there!
@elsandia73284 ай бұрын
Así es del buen blues
@davelock57562 жыл бұрын
I have never heard anything like this. It actually gave me goose bumps I could feel every bit of passion that she pored into her music
@kingfedrick4698 Жыл бұрын
not even the more popular Elvis cover
@KenJ-q5m Жыл бұрын
Badass
@laydoe11 ай бұрын
Yea Elvis did good and all but he just didn’t possess the same soul that big Mama Thorton had
@iwazarlayahrevelationprodu48605 жыл бұрын
I get goose bumps when I listen to this woman sang!!! She's giving you something you can feel.
@tommyjackson73323 жыл бұрын
Tina Turner and I even never heard of big mama wow God bless
@tommyjackson73323 жыл бұрын
Beautiful black sound
@yarayt08192 жыл бұрын
Omg I was feeling goosebumps it’s been a while since I heard good music.
@jimtempleton81962 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@lalaland94362 жыл бұрын
Evis could neva! Respectfully
@venomousbluefrog2 жыл бұрын
Everyone likes to call things "underrated" in comments, but the harmonica is definitely underrated and these musicians show us its true potential.
@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 Жыл бұрын
She was called big mama due to being 6 ft and 450 pounds, Thornton was found dead at age 57, by medical personnel in a Los Angeles boarding house, on July 25, 1984 She died of heart and liver disorders, due to her longstanding alcohol abuse, She had lost 355 pounds (161 kg) in a short time, as a result of illness her weight dropping, from 450 to 95 pounds (204 to 43 kg) R.I.P.
@JohnMoore-xf5wyАй бұрын
RIP Mama. 😢😢❤
@ravisriram6746Ай бұрын
Leaving behind a rich, unforgettable legacy. May she Rest In Peace.
@andriesoliviier95294 ай бұрын
She had talent in buckets, rivers of attitude and the sheer charisma that modern performers would give a limb for ❤
@jamesmasonaltair2 жыл бұрын
There is more talent and joy on that stage than the last 10 years of music combined.
@sheliagmosby8951 Жыл бұрын
Hands Down THE BEST VERSION There is of this song. She is No Doubt THE BOSS!
@thomasmitchell1408 Жыл бұрын
Legends on stage, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker and Big Momma still controlled it. This could have been a Super Bowl half time show .
@redclay5010 ай бұрын
Hound Dog was good...then...she hit that harmonica....!😀 This is old time good time 'Jukin'
@iket.99307 ай бұрын
Fred Below on drums.
@steffenjonda82835 ай бұрын
Give a shit about american football. These guys in their prime - who want to see some guys on steroids running for some ball? Honestly... :D
@deeway196310 жыл бұрын
Miss Mama walks out with that purse of hers and damn it, you KNOW she means BUSINESS!
@karenstanley41357 жыл бұрын
deeway1963 hell yea
@goyomex666 жыл бұрын
Amen Bro..!
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
deeway1963 That goes without saying.I think she used to carry a small pistol with her for protection?????
@LoveusSlothus6 жыл бұрын
deeway1963 Lol! 😂Right?! As soon as I heard her singing (and she wasn’t even in front of the mic yet) and then set her big ol’ purse down I KNEW she meant business! 😳😍💪🏽👏🏽
@xavierdh20006 жыл бұрын
deeway1963 lol alright now!
@robertchatman84492 жыл бұрын
A movie should be made of this marvelous artist. This is great.
@jovanreid67822 жыл бұрын
It really should, instead of Elvis. Or at least do hers before his. SMH.
@mackiepimo-jwjones3019 Жыл бұрын
Lizzo would be perfect for that role
@ninjavigilante5311 Жыл бұрын
Queen latifah would been perfect.
@johnosborne298910 ай бұрын
Real music, thanks for making this gem possible. Long live the BLUES.❤❤❤❤
@Ann-st8et10 ай бұрын
The Blues - my favorite type of music and songs.
@samoryTure Жыл бұрын
Her and Sister Rosetta Tharpe , who was a phenomenal guitar player, contributed greatly to the and Rock and Roll.
@joaquimeresteixeiradosreis89662 жыл бұрын
The original and pure rock'n roll.
@johnnyrocker74952 жыл бұрын
It's not RnR though. It's Blues.
@DingbatToast2 жыл бұрын
Man if I ever make it to heaven these are the harps I wanna hear
@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw Жыл бұрын
Me too ! 🥰
@helenakatic16902 жыл бұрын
Only people with soul can sing like that.Her voice is so incredible and I can listen to it all day.What a woman!
@ThompsonSmith207 Жыл бұрын
Hello Helena How are you doing today?
@helenakatic169011 ай бұрын
@@ThompsonSmith207I'm doing fine. How are you?
@dokfal765Ай бұрын
Man that’s what real music is !!!!!!! From the soul !! Thank god that it was recorded !! They are the originators of the music I love !!!!
@Breakbeats92.55 жыл бұрын
When a black woman walk in and lays her purse down, you know that something bout to pop off!
@bobbybecker64354 жыл бұрын
THAT is the truth!
@GrandmaRuckus4 жыл бұрын
1965 I mem’ba ole Big Momma Thorton...I was 34 years ole...The late great Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin,stole that whole bringing her purse to the stage from Big Momma Thornton .#RESTWELLAdies
@sisi111224 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣👍🏿👍🏿
@Onionbaron4 жыл бұрын
And when she grabs her harmonica... You instantly know it's a weapon of massdestruction...
@Onionbaron4 жыл бұрын
She did a second take on this that's even better (Hound dog take 2), and Buddy Guy, omg!
@carloszarate54319 жыл бұрын
Big Mama Thornton: respect!
@marumartinez74457 ай бұрын
Qué grandiosa! Espectacular está señora. No me canso de escucharla.❤
@Leo-pg6lt11 күн бұрын
Just heard this today and had to go listen to the whole album.
@sunshinewater46599 жыл бұрын
I LOVE BIG MA T...wow...she recorded Hound Dog three years before Elvis...(I think she sang it better)...she was the real deal. I wish a movie would be made about her life...what a treasure she was. RIP Big Ma the world still remembers you.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Sunshine Water I think JILL SCOTT could play her you agree??????
@lowriderrookie4 жыл бұрын
I think Queen Latifa would suit playing Big Mama Thornton
@kennethmcdonald29874 жыл бұрын
I can promise she is much loved where we live in South Alabama there is a mural of her in her birth town near where we live .Everyone around here adores her .My wife a lifelong music fan had the privilege of living in her home she lived in for a while meeting her on several occasions .She has hundreds of photos and autographs of her with music legends but the photos of her with Big Mama are her most treasured she has not been forgotten at all at least not down here
@larhondah.27934 жыл бұрын
@@lowriderrookie me too!! She would be perfect!!
@bliss1493 жыл бұрын
@@kennethmcdonald2987 wow! I gotta look that town up and come by there. Sad that she ended up dying broke and alone.
@totocastillo4 жыл бұрын
Big Mama Thornton-s voice is like a nightrain. Pure gold.
@fabioamaraldifini6 ай бұрын
Big Mama Thornton is, in herself, one of the main talents in terms of blues... Her ability to shake the spirit as far as possible is, in fact, indisputable...
@grahamdavies8040Ай бұрын
What a woman. Plus what a blues voice
@mr69272 жыл бұрын
Doja cat brought me here and I may not be a big fan of hers but God bless her for bringing me to this talent.
@noelhoward36302 жыл бұрын
Came here because of Doja Cat and the new Vegas movie. So glad I learned about Big Mama Thornton. Will research all her songs.
@depper2 жыл бұрын
Hound Dog was written by legendary lyricists Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, two Jewish white men. Big Mamma did NOT OWN THE SONG. She covered it just like Elvis did, and about a dozen other artists at the time. HER RECORD COMPANY owners were corrupt and run by two crooks -- Johnny Otis -- A white Greek dude who passed as a black man and Don Robey. Poor Big Mamma never got paid while her record manager became MILLIONAIRES. She made just $500 on that song Hound Dog. But that had NOTHING AT ALL to do with Elvis who opened a LOT OF DOORS for black artists such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown and changed the WORLD. Once Elvis broke out EVERYONE MADE MONEY. (Sadly, super talented Big Mamma got dumped in the Chitlin circuit by her corrupt management and that's where her career ended. They stole a ton of her money... millions.)
@2LivePromo2 жыл бұрын
@@depper sorry sir You have your history confused Elvis never put on nobody especially not Little Richard who is the innovator of Rock n Roll and all those artists you have spoken about came from Little Richard including Elvis Presley.
@depper2 жыл бұрын
@@2LivePromo You are ignorant. " Elvis never put on nobody especially not Little Richard"??? Instead of talking like an idiot, do some research instead. Here is the legendary LITTLE RICHARD - "He sung my Tootie Frutti & by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger" And then he said: “I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road...”- Little Richard
@depper2 жыл бұрын
@@2LivePromo The legendary BB King proves you wrong: "In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity. " -- BB King "When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'." -- -- BB King "'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them." 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'." -- -- BB King
@depper2 жыл бұрын
@@2LivePromo And finally... . " Elvis never put on nobody especially not Little Richard"??? Moron. Elvis CREDITED SONGWRITERS. And WAS CREDITED on EVERY SONG, on EACH ALBUM. EVERY SONG WRITER GOT PAID, and paid really well. Elvis credited every songwriter - on every album Elvis made without exception. Yes -- Including the black song writers that sold their music to Elvis to perform. Lieber and Stoller were two Jewish guys that wrote most of Elvis best material from the early 50s. Not a SINGLE STOLEN SONG. Most big stars had songs written for them. It was considered an honor to have an Ella Fitsgerald, Elvis, Frank Sinatra or a Nat King Cole perform a song that songwritewriters wrote. And no one paid black songwriters more than Elvis Presley.
@JohnSmith-fw4vv Жыл бұрын
I love how calm and collective she is, standing there with pride and honor.
@will24724 жыл бұрын
I’m proud to say she was born in Ariton, Alabama, where my people come from. There is a lot of talent that came from Alabama.
@jobabs3 жыл бұрын
So much music and history came out of the Americana Music Triangle, home of 9 distinct music genres. It’s on my bucket list to go explore the area.
@ninjavigilante53112 жыл бұрын
Levon helm!
@giovanna81872 жыл бұрын
The American south gave birth to plenty of wonderful music.
@olubukonla73522 жыл бұрын
HOME GROWN talent!
@donpeace8942 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@RomayPM9 ай бұрын
This is my very favourite version of Hound Dog. Big Mama was awrsome ❤
@mikeoak52898 ай бұрын
She wrote it. Actually, Lieber and Stoller wrote for her. She was performing at a folk festival and those 2 guys wrote the song on a paper sack and handed it to her. Mama and the band ad libbed the song then and there. Elvis heard it on a record by Big Mama.
@PatriciaWyzga-mz6bm6 ай бұрын
Elvis was ok, but Mama Thornton does it best
@RomayPM6 ай бұрын
@PatriciaWyzga-mz6bm Ywah, I agree Patricia. ☺️
@zhanazhana10013 жыл бұрын
Whew ! Talent ! She handled that harmonica with ease ! All of them did amazing. This is the song Elvis stole.
@bigbillybadass3 жыл бұрын
Yes it was 100% n don't let no one else tell you.
@bigbillybadass3 жыл бұрын
@@marysalvi242 look the song is about a man whore why would a man sing about another man being a whore
@tcblev6013 жыл бұрын
Hound Dog has been recorded by 250 singers/bands. Poor Elvis was the 10th to record it. He stole nothing from her.
@anxiousbehaviour48323 жыл бұрын
@@tcblev601 He most absolutely stole it. Yes covers were popular at that time but when you build a whole name of one song that someone else did a million times better you stole
@tcblev6013 жыл бұрын
@@anxiousbehaviour4832 Elvis was more popular than any other singer!! She recorded this in 53 Elvis in 56. The song Elvis recorded had changed lyrics and genre from blues to rock. Elvis stole nothing from her. It was the version by Freddie Bell who was 9th to record it that Elvis liked and he did a cover of that.
@DavidRomero-y6s3 ай бұрын
Big Mama was a powerhouse. What a voice, what a presence.
@jameszheng445510 жыл бұрын
This needs to be part of the public school curriculum.
@DanWotanBarrett10 жыл бұрын
exactly!
@koldosebastian50967 жыл бұрын
i'm teaching it today ^_^
@IceCreamCookie7 жыл бұрын
It is, I’m here studying this song and comparing it to Elvis’ version.
@zighaah93596 жыл бұрын
In my history we learned how Elvis stole this song from her... so I guess it is teached, just not often.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Zíł'ghaáh Most of Elvis hits were REMAKES
@MontaguStudios3 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best version. I wish it's on Spotify cos the original album version lacks the Bluesy punch.
@Ashely562 жыл бұрын
It is on spotify
@turntablesrockmyworld93152 жыл бұрын
She used to sing it as a ballad until it was suggested to do otherwise.
@MontaguStudios2 жыл бұрын
@@Ashely56 This particular version? What’s it called?
@Ashely562 жыл бұрын
@@MontaguStudios I looked up Big Mama Thorton and Hound dog and it came up under all the songs she has sung. Ir might have been put on Spotify more recently and that's why you couldn't find it before
@gr8t3ful832 жыл бұрын
I specifically came to KZbin bc the spotify version is not nearly as soulful as this!
@IrsidaSheshi Жыл бұрын
My goodness, what talent!!!! God bless Black America!!!
@nettiesanders6768 ай бұрын
God bless all women 😊
@patrick-ch2in9 ай бұрын
Good Lord…There are,those,sent from Above, you’ve Blessed Us With. GOD is Great.
@terricobb321910 жыл бұрын
They should do a show about her life story, they done one for Ray Charles and I think her contribution is as important and life altering. One of the greatest.
@jamesb81933 жыл бұрын
I'm for that,,,,Listen up Amazon prime Originals
@JamesWrightjr3 жыл бұрын
Queen Latifah would be excellent
@giovanna81872 жыл бұрын
Ray Charles was a star with crossover hits with black and white audiences. Big Mama was fairly obscure, with a much smaller fan base. It would be hard to guarantee an audience for the movie. A doc would be great, though.
@steventroglin53802 жыл бұрын
Loved the video such talent awesome!!!
@Callsigntitan8 ай бұрын
How come this woman is not a known legend ? Geezzz this is probably the best singer ever.
@elloohno13498 ай бұрын
🤣🤣 she is a known legend ! dont you recognise the song 😃
@lindasmann8264 Жыл бұрын
Amen Elvis couldn't hold a candle n cut to mama Thornton she was the best of the best still Love listening to her
@Ann-st8etАй бұрын
This is absolutely the real deal blues. Mama, you were not only fantastic, you were the best. Thank you for your awesome music! 💖
@vivianmcalexander99993 жыл бұрын
I could watch this a million times and never get tired of it!
@musicjunkie27643 жыл бұрын
I think I have already! 🤣
@bethwalker74282 жыл бұрын
As God intended
@susanaramos23512 жыл бұрын
Es increíble lo que te hace sentir está música, todo lo que es gospel, jazz, blues, soul, lo traigo en mi alma y me recorre por todo el cuerpo, gracias por este video, es una joya.
@L1V2P9 Жыл бұрын
In 1970 I had just turned 21. It was late in the evening on a hot summer night and my friend and I wanted a cold beer. We were on Yonge Street in Toronto in the entertainment district. The closest bar featured a band called "Motherlode" which had a minor hit on the Billboard charts. When we entered we found that a heavy cover charge was levied and we had little money. There was also a line up to get in. When we said that all we wanted was a beer, the man at the door suggested we go downstairs to a room where admission was free. We complied and under a dim blue light in a sparsely filled room we encountered Big Mama and she was singing her heart out. She wore a small 50s style hat with small feathers protruding at the front. In her last set there was a little boy about 10 years old playing on the drums...he was quite good for his age. I wondered whether he was a relative of hers or perhaps the son of a band member. Motherlode never enjoyed much success after that, but Big Mama Thornton has left her legacy in American music. Going downstairs was a great decision!
@fideliusconcrete4871 Жыл бұрын
As we all know, the song was written for her. But what she made out of it is very, very strong. That slow outburst of power in her interpretation of that song is amazing.
@saoirserose26962 жыл бұрын
Stunning! Her voice is something I can’t explain, I get a feeling in my bones.
@ChrisSmith-dw1cp2 жыл бұрын
It's called hot buttered soul ❤
@BRANCHWYNN2 жыл бұрын
Its called the blues....you get it or you don't
@sheunglok87122 жыл бұрын
Wow How did I ever miss this Elvis couldn't hold a candle
@marygbonhan Жыл бұрын
Hound Dog was written for her by two Jewish white boys named Lieber and Stroller.
@elizabethrose36673 ай бұрын
This is so good. Big MAMA and John Lee Hooker. You know good music is coming!
@royhurst49114 ай бұрын
My people now how to shake down Lady mama Thornton she is the one that start it all Rock and Rool love what my people do in the music 🎶 ❤world love it. Big mama Thornton ❤ Roy hurst ❤
@Onionbaron7 жыл бұрын
Where are the Big mamas in our time?!!!! We need more Mamas!!!
@72vince273 жыл бұрын
You're a music lover aren't ya.
@gfblack53079 жыл бұрын
Sorry Elvis, sit down.
@dkj41836 жыл бұрын
Yep. Elvis. I did recently receive some some info on your thoughts of American Racism back in the day and I did not like what I read via the article I read and it was an online story. Very ugly and I cannot believe you said that. Please, please other fans of Elvis tell me what I read was not true. A white guy here who loved that voice of Elvis although the Temptations took me Away. Thank you.
@plmillerda6 жыл бұрын
elvis was not racist do not believe what you read
@plmillerda6 жыл бұрын
Momz Davis I dont believe it.. Elvis wasn't raised to be disrespectful and he always was the most generous giving people money every chance he got..so your word are truely unbelievable. .
@nandomax36 жыл бұрын
@@plmillerda ELVIS IS AHUMAN, DONT TRUST HUMAN
@nandomax36 жыл бұрын
@Momz Davis BYE
@itisonlyme13 жыл бұрын
wow!! This woman is cheering me up in the pandemic!! Feb 2021, London, UK.
@kbtube81253 жыл бұрын
all of us, even her in so-cal. plus is fake. Shh.
@bobmiller750212 күн бұрын
Im jamin with LEGENDs right NOW. what a blessing my harps on fire living the dream baby xxx
@janegael Жыл бұрын
Hot damn, that's some good music!!!
@DBig708 жыл бұрын
THIS.....THIS IS MUSIC!!!
@JuarezFilho-u5v7 ай бұрын
Esse é o verdadeiro blues raíz total total 🇧🇷🔥🎤🤘🏾🎤🎸👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@Oldgreybeard19579 ай бұрын
Plain and simple this is why blues corses through my veins ❤
@timothchaddock45504 ай бұрын
I love Big Mamma Thornton,pure raw energy 💥❤️🔥💯 !!!
@Honest_Grifter3 жыл бұрын
Her voice is almost a decade or more ahead of it's time... she had killer range
@davidm587 Жыл бұрын
I love her style and charisma . Talent and charisma rolled into one ! Didn't even know there was a better version than Elvis and she is the original ! WOW !
@pianoloveism Жыл бұрын
bin>get.
@redclay5010 ай бұрын
She is not at all intimated by the male harmonica players... love it!
@Ron-w7r4 ай бұрын
They still everything we do. She deserves all the credit for this wonderful song.
@kathy-t5q Жыл бұрын
If it wasn’t for Elvis, I wouldn’t have seen this. Love both performances!
@user-rk5cz6kv2q2 жыл бұрын
The original song and artist. Absolutely no substitute. Awesome!
@JesgateOnDown2 жыл бұрын
This many harmonica players each with their own signature sound... in one song is OMG!!! OMG !!! Just incredible... And Big Mama is ! A ! ma ! zing ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ninjavigilante5311 Жыл бұрын
John Lee hooker can tell was not comfortable can see lol.. the rookie of the bunch
@gwidwock11 ай бұрын
Where the hell has this video been hiding? Just found it and loved it. I'm a harmonica player and big blues fan. This was fantastic!! Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed it! 🤠🤠🤠🤠
@nihatgueler3854 Жыл бұрын
Was für ein Power,was für eine Energie und alles ohne Dro...n Einfach super ❤