‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-04-10 17:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Blues
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment
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Snippet:
Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight
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