Big Mama Thornton - Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) ♪♫

Big Mama Thornton was born in Ariton, Alabama on December 11th 1926. Her albums include The Way It Is, The Rising Sun Collection (2), Hound Dog and Sassy Mama. She had occupations including singer-songwriter, songwriter, opera singer and singer. She lived in Montgomery. She died in Los Angeles in July 1984 aged 57 years and 7 months old.
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[@skymouflage]

If you don't loves you some Big Momma Thorntan you don't loves the Blues

[@skymouflage]

She is awesome

[@scarharting5577]

Not just the blues, you don't love music!

[@Penandroll]

love you big mama!!! she was bad ass!!!!

[@bennyjazzful]

GOD,DOES THIS LADY KNOW HOW TO CREATE MAGIC WITH HER SINGING! WONDERFUL & AMAZING. WELL DONE

[@91Kingscrib84]

No matter what song Big Mama tackled, she made it her own. Case in point, the 1962 Herbie Hancock composition Watermelon Man. Artists as varied as Herbie, Dexter Gordon & Freddie Hubbard, or Mongo Santamaria played it, but Big Mama made you want to grab a hunk of that sweet watemelon and - m-m-m - eat it all up. A talent as big as the lady herself. Never an artist since with such a deep-down grasp of song.

[@WandaBeasley-fh9fh]

Was very strong lady in the blue my old ness brother ♥️🎵🔥🔥✌️👍

[@mattiacardelli]

Watermelon Man was composed by the jazz piano player Herbie Hancock and played first time in 1962! this is a cover. great Mama!!!!

[@adonaldson618]

She a doll!

[@salvatoredebella4502]

Pure unfettered, unduplicate,d unadulterated,badassery!

[@jamiedelpino]

Big Mama is where it's at son! If you raise kids and they make it to college without ever having heard the sweet sweet soul of Ms. Thornton then you have failed as a parent....Especially if they like Justin Beber. She is the REAL hound dog baby.

[@MyOwnGuitarHero]

Now this is music. Gd bless the days when you actually had to have talent to make it, and when sounding like everyone else was basically disgraceful.

[@Rastinny]

Give thanks for upload. God bless Mamma Thornton...

[@judyburton3712]

Have ya heard, "You Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog"? Talkin' 'bout the blues!!

[@6motion6]

She does a great job! Thanks for posting, never heard Big Mama's version til now.

[@ScoutSaavedra]

Thank you for this fineness.

[@catherine5333]

Lyrics. Purpose. Music. Big mama means a lot.

[@ramoncitoelbueno9631]

This is spectacular! What a great recording and an introduction for me into Big Mama Thornton and her legacy. I will ensure that everyone respects her music as well. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!

[@brunop541]

Wateemelon man, great version. In a club ? Albert king was always begin his show by his speed cover

[@TONEBHURT]

Soul On Fire🔥

[@4yosoulentertainment]

Imma start singing this song when I want some watermellon

[@jeanmarieLillymar]

I love all her music

[@abiliooliveiragoisgois1762]

Amazing music!!

[@user-ym7he5od4z]

GREAT BLUES MAMA!

[@babyblueLEGEND]

Yes it is true. I wasnt just talking about Big Mama Thornton or ever the blues. There are all kinds of GREAT music. The beatles, motown, George Clinton, James Brown, Sam Cooke David Bowie Queen the list goes on and on. Tell me about the kid who has listened to these great talents and thinks that someone like beiber is on that level.

[@barryshankman4211]

Classic New with an old arrangement.. Followed the FILM *)O(*

[@margarida179]

Lindamente fofa! Valeu Big Mama!

[@lonelight1]

MAMA IS THE REAL DEAL!

[@1computernew]

I love the pictures.

[@bennyjazzful]

Amazing clip of an incredible blues singer. What an incredible voice & that backing is so,so good. Pure sex for your ears!

[@KELLYVIPPERMAN]

True BLUES

[@henridelagardere4584]

3:36 "I'se in heaven or is I alive". The Watermelon Man makes you happy alright.

[@jafuso61]

greatness ~ thank you

[@anareyna7899]

temón!

[@francomerino3785]

ana reyna una chulada de cancion

[@babyblueLEGEND]

Every one is not going to have good taste, i get that ,but the youngsters that i know who think the new bad music is good music just dont know any better. There is always good,even great music being made.Now its just harder to find.No fight with you, just tired of oldheads blaming kids instead of raising them.Peace.

[@dieudonnemcful]

Wow!

[@KennyHora]

Love it!! ---Debb Saxx

[@lynnboggs2250]

The ultimate in Blues. Ole White boy loves her. Robert Boggs

[@christopherpurvis1480]

I could not agree more

[@JoseGarcia-xy1cv]

Oir a esta señora es una bendicon.

[@carapo66]

Oh my......

[@andys9337]

I love the words....mmmmmm. Mmmmmmmm

[@yellowdart6666]

I need me one of these.

[@playgirlc]

nice!

[@brunop541]

thanks Biturgensedoc, I finally found who composed the tunes. Herbie Hancock. A very difficult search.

[@angelkiss877]

Its Hancock' s old song. But Big Mama SPACED IT UP!!!

[@cwcwful]

I can only say base on talking to some younger kids that is the case. By no means all, but a lot younger kids, feel that music is better today. in many cases ( not all ) they even feel that way, even their parents play nothing but, classic Rock, Blues, and Jazz. For what if worth, I love classic jazz, by the. Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Billy Holiday, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Ella, You can't beat it. Any way, who cares what I like.

[@babyblueLEGEND]

Exactly, take some responsiblity oldheads,if the young people in your family think that Justin is some Great/ talented thing, its your fault for not exposing them to REAL musical talent.

[@TheMsGracie]

hey that´s real singer!!!

[@patriciadavis7645]

She was rapping before they know anything about rapping.

[@Thirsty58]

Is that big Mama on the harp? What key is that harp in??

[@ijm.armonica]

A harp. Key of E

[@berndluers8612]

The TV is LOOKing casting. For the next superstar?

[@BabiCarrijo]

nem tem comparação com a gaita do little walter ,mas em compensação ela tem um vocal muito bom

[@WandaBeasley-fh9fh]

♥️💪🎵 ok

[@milosjankovic6574]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrClasso]

I mean seriously, how can you vote this down?!

[@cowboybilly1]

The female Jimmy Reed

[@tennisbumojai]

A dollar a floor....

[@guvnormcfc66]

fucking quality choon!!!

[@DonVintaggio]

Her version of Hound Dog puts Elvis' to shame; and she was an impressive harmonica player also.

[@martialag]

I see who Janis Joplin got her inspiration from! They sound nearly identical!

[@tonykuli]

Hardly!!

[@recordguy4321]

So Joplin admits Big Mama was an influence OK..but lets not get carried away.She was a half ass R and B singer but she could move a crowd with a lot of emotion. She aint even close to Big Mama.

[@trumpetsandbookmarks]

I'm pretty sure she did not compose it. But it's great though.

[@keithbaucum7156]

Who wrote this song?

[@marcuscross6840]

The all-star keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Mongo Santamaria had the biggest hit with in the Sixties; but Herbie also knocks it out the park with his own version in the Seventies, on his grand-slam "Headhunters" album. (Ouch! Too many baseball references?)

[@patsyjohnson2064]

You must be crazy, if you think I'm gonna pay 5 dollars for a watermelon

[@adriancalin8688]

❤boys girls in60s we went to american embasey in bucarest in secret to see some jazz movies

[@citizenshane9919]

wat u chargin a dollar a flo?

[@Mortthemoose]

ha ha... sassy lady

[@jennym.9099]

Music porn fo sho! ✌

[@cwcwful]

That's not true. Many people have grown listening to this kind music, but yet they do not like it. That's just the way it is, sometimes.

[@mortimersnerd7185]

What does this have to do with Herbie Hancock?

[@gwenbrown8679]

mortimer snerd I'm wondering the same thing, what did i miss, for Herbie, to be compared to this.

[@jeffreysmoniz]

He wrote the song.

[@piercegauge5800]

It's his song

[@tiradorangeles]

haha why people who likes classic blues singers hates justin beber??? :P any way I don´t like him either haha. Kisses Angie

[@eazypop]

how is this related to herbie hancock besides the songtitle..?

[@MrCupinovic]

Kobie Berkhout kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKuzi6mBiMmBbck

[@eazypop]

yeah i saw it :) dopeeee

[@Buingrond]

Kobie Berkhout

[@recordguy4321]

+Kobie Berkhout you just answered your own question. many others recorded this with vocals ,she's just improvising. mongo santamaria is still the definitive version for me

[@BlueLou974]

+roughtake YESSS, to me too ( killer rythm) . This one is really deeply deeply blue.

[@MrClasso]

If there are one really great thing... there are always some idiots ignoring the art... sad...very sad and poor...

[@BabiCarrijo]

só que esse som não tem vocal né!!!!!