Name: Big Mama Thornton ‎– Stronger Than Dirt
SKU: 889
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Big Mama Thornton ‎– Stronger Than Dirt

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Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller’s “Hound Dog” in 1952, which became her biggest hit. It spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B charts in 1953 and sold almost two million copies. However, her success was overshadowed three years later, when Elvis Presley recorded his more popular rendition of “Hound Dog”. Similarly, Thornton’s “Ball ‘n’ Chain” (written in 1961 but not released until 1968) had a bigger impact when performed and recorded by Janis Joplin in the late 1960s.

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Mercury ‎– SR 61225 Vinyl LP Stereo 1969

Side 1.

1. Born Under A Bad Sign
Written-By – B. T. Jones, W. Bell

2. Hound Dog
Written-By – Leiber-Stoller

3. Ball And Chain
Written-By – W. M. Thornton

4. Summertime
Written-By – G. Gershwin

5. Rollin’ Stone
Written-By – Muddy Waters

Side 2.

1. Let’s Go Get Stoned
Written-By – V. Simpson-N. Ashford, J. Armstead

2. Funky Broadway
Written-By – L. Christian

3. That Lucky Old Sun
Written-By – B. Smith, H. Gillespie

4. Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do
Written-By – D. Malone, J. Scott

5. I Shall Be Released
Written-By – B. Dylan

Credits:

Arranged By – Everett Minor, Rene Hall
Design [Album Design] – John Craig
Engineer – Hank Cicalo
Liner Notes – Leonard Aronson
Photography By [All Photos By] – Dunstan Pereira
Producer – Al Schmitt