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Big Mama Thornton The Original Hound Dog(rock)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]
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BIG MAMA THORNTON THE ORIGINAL HOUND DOG
Label Ace
Original Year 1990
Format:Mp3@320CBR
>BIG MAMA THORNTON THE ORIGINAL HOUND DOG
Label Ace
Original Year 1990
Format:Mp3@320CBR
This British compilation of Peacock sides is a bit more comprehensive than the MCA Hound Dog anthology, including a few more tracks (22 in all, some previously unreleased).
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was the first to record the hit song "Hound Dog" in 1952. The song was #1 on the Billboard R&B charts for seven weeks in 1953 The B-side was "They Call Me Big Mama," and the single sold almost two million copies. Three years later, Elvis Presley recorded his version, based on a version performed by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. In a similar occurrence, she wrote and recorded "Ball 'n' Chain," which became a hit for her.
Janis Joplin later recorded "Ball and Chain," and was a huge success in the late 1960s.
Tracklist:
01. Hound Dog
02. Walking Blues
03. My Man Called Me
04. Cotton Picking Blues
05. Willie Mae's Trouble
06. The Big Change
07. I Smell a Rat
08. I Just Can't Help Myself
09. They Call Me Big Mama
10. Hard Times
11. I Ain't No Fool Either
12. You Don't Move Me No More
13. Let Your Tears Fall Baby
14. I've Searched The World Over
15. Rock-A-Bye Baby
16. How Come
17. Nightmare
18. Stop A-Hoppin' on Me
19. Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
20. Just Like A Dog
21. The Fish
22. Mischievous Boogie