Michael Spörke: Big Mama Thornton

Cover: 9780786477593 | Big Mama Thornton | The Life and Music | Michael Spörke | Taschenbuch

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You ain't nothing but a "Hound Dog" ... with these words shouted into the microphone she will always be remembered: Big Mama Thornton. Who is this woman who sang the megahit "Hound Dog" before Elvis Presley and who wrote "Ball & Chain," the song that catapulted Janis Joplin to sudden fame? The story begins with her first musical attempts in the Hot Harlem Revue as a girl of 14. Then the book follows her journey into the Mecca of Texas Blues, Houston, where Big Mama Thornton met Johnny Otis, with whom she recorded her greatest success--"Hound Dog."
With the slowdown of the blues in the early sixties this book follows Big Mama Thornton's way to California, discusses her struggle to survive and celebrates her impressive musical comeback in the course of the blues revival and the hippie movement. With the end of the sixties, facing a declining interest in the old school blues, the book shows how Big Mama Thornton found her niche in clubs and festivals in the U.S. and Europe. The book then follows Big Mama Thornton through the seventies and eighties until her untimely death.

Über den Autor

Michael Sporke is a political scientist and author of music biographies. He lives near Duesseldorf in Germany.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ¿ix

Preface ¿1

1.¿The Early Years of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton ¿5

2.¿Hound Dog-The Peacock Years and Johnny Otis ¿12

3.¿Unlucky Girl-From Texas to California ¿37

4.¿"I'm Feeling Alright" ¿45

5.¿Big Mama Thornton's First European Tour ¿52

6.¿Back Home ¿59

7.¿Ball and Chain ¿69

8.¿The Early Seventies ¿89

9.¿Sassy Mama Still Swings ¿110

10.¿Life Goes On ¿124

11.¿Swing It On Home ¿133

Epilogue-Big Mama Thornton's Legacy ¿149

Appendices

A: Timeline ¿151

B: Selected Discography ¿163

C: Selection of TV Appearances, Films, DVDs and Videos ¿171

Chapter Notes ¿173

Bibliography ¿179

Index ¿183

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Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Importe , Musik
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786477593
ISBN-10:	0786477598
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Spörke, Michael
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael Spörke
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.07.2014
Gewicht:	0,298 kg