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BIG MAMA THORNTON The Original Hound Dog - from the Peacock archives In 1953, way before that skinny kid from Memphis turned it into one of the rock'n'roll anthems, the somewhat intimidating sound of Big Mama Thornton could be heard singing those classic lines - "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog" - and you better believe it. "Hound Dog" opens this collection of 22 sides cut by Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton during the 1950s for Peacock records. The Johnny Otis band can be heard cooking on most of these sides, as Big Mama Thornton's awesome voice works through some of the heaviest female blues committed to wax and now ladled on to one big value CD. Right up to her untimely death in 1984 she was cutting records and performing live at clubs and blues festivals all over the world maintaining her reputation as one of the most colourful blues performers of all time. Classic stuff. TRACKS: HOUND DOG WALKING BLUES MY MAN CALLED ME COTTON PICKING BLUES WILLIE MAE'S TROUBLE THE BIG CHANGE I SMELL A RAT I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF THEY CALL ME BIG MAMA HARD TIMES I AIN'T NO FOOL EITHER YOU DON'T MOVE ME NO MORE LET YOUR TEARS FALL BABY I'VE SEARCHED THE WORLD OVER ROCK A BYE BABY HOW COME NIGHTMARE STOP A HOPPIN' ON ME LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH JUST LIKE A DOG BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE THE FISH MISCHIEVOUS BOOGIE 16.50 EUR | » back