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Big Mama Thornton

Lulu truly wanted to imitate Big Mama Thornton rather than being called the pop princess

Lulu truly wanted to imitate Big Mama Thornton “rather than being called the pop princess”

“I don’t think the producers really understood me…”

Paulina Subia
Apr 9, 2026
What is a Hound Dog, and how did one start a cultural revolution?

What is a Hound Dog, and how did one start a cultural revolution?

“Quit snoopin’ ’round my door.”

Tom Phelan
Mar 29, 2026
The under-appreciated impact of Big Mama Thornton on rock ’n’ roll history

The other side of ‘Hound Dog’: The B-side to Big Mama Thornton’s birth of rock and roll

A forgotten masterpiece.

Ben Forrest
Aug 13, 2025
The under-appreciated impact of Big Mama Thornton on rock ’n’ roll history

The under-appreciated impact of Big Mama Thornton on rock ’n’ roll history

Rock would not have been the same without her…

Ben Forrest
Aug 10, 2024
A brief history of the musical dark art of backmasking

‘Hound Dog’: How rock ‘n’ roll was shaped by a couple of teenagers

“Everything I went for was too coarse.”

Tom Taylor
Jan 3, 2024

The mother of rock and roll: The extraordinary life of Big Mama Thornton

Time she got some limelight.

Arun Starkey
Dec 11, 2021

The whitewashing of Black music: Five singles made popular by white artists

A shocking trend.

Arun Starkey
Aug 11, 2021

Six definitive songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Big Mama Thornton

Just six!?

Pubali Dasgupta
Dec 11, 2020
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