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Big Mama Thornton

Biography

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, staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of "Ball 'n' Chain", which she wrote. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Person Stats

Known ForActing

GenderFemale

Birthday1926-12-11

Place of BirthMontgomery, Alabama, USA

Also Known AsWillie Mae 'Big Mama' ThorntonWillie Mae Thornton

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