Big Mama Thornton (English Wikipedia)

"Big Mama Thornton – Biography". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
"Big Mama Thornton: Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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O'Neal, Jim. "Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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Thompson, Mark (September 12, 2014). "Big Mama Thornton – The Life and Music". Bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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Malone, Bill C.; Wilson, Charles Reagan (2009). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Vol. 12 (illustrated ed.). University of North Carolina Press. p. 370. ISBN 9780807832394. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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Mahon, Maureen (2011). "Listening for Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton's Voice: The Sound of Race and Gender Transgressions in Rock and Roll". Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture. 15: 1–17. doi:10.1353/wam.2011.0005. S2CID 191365511.
Johnson, Maria (2010). "You Just Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Alice Walker Sings the Blues". African American Review. 30 (2): 221–236. doi:10.2307/3042356. JSTOR 3042356.
Steptoe, Tyina (2018). "Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, and the Queer Roots of Rock 'n' Roll". American Quarterly. 70 (1): 55–77. doi:10.1353/aq.2018.0003. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 149727178.
Jones, Dalton Anthony (January 2015). "Death Sentences: From Genesis to Genre (Big Mama's Parole)". Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. 25: 59–81. doi:10.1080/0740770X.2014.994840. S2CID 142981288.

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Denise, Lynnée (2023). Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters. University of Texas Press - Austin. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-4773-2118-8. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

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Dasgupta, Pubali (December 11, 2020). "Six definitive songs: The ultimate beginner's guide to Big Mama Thornton". Faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

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Gaar, Gillian G. (August 17, 2017). "The Summer of Love ... and music at Monterey!". goldminemag.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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Zabo, Marta (October 3, 2022). "The Untold Truth of Big Mama Thornton". Grunge.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

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Mahon, Maureen (2011). "Listening for Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton's Voice: The Sound of Race and Gender Transgressions in Rock and Roll". Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture. 15: 1–17. doi:10.1353/wam.2011.0005. S2CID 191365511.
Steptoe, Tyina (2018). "Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, and the Queer Roots of Rock 'n' Roll". American Quarterly. 70 (1): 55–77. doi:10.1353/aq.2018.0003. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 149727178.

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Johnson, Maria (2010). "You Just Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Alice Walker Sings the Blues". African American Review. 30 (2): 221–236. doi:10.2307/3042356. JSTOR 3042356.

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Spörke, Michael. "Big Mama Thornton: The Life and Music". Mcfarlandbooks.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

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"American Folk Blues Festival 1962–1965, Vol. 2 | Free Trailers, Plot Synopsis, Photos, Cast and Crew | MTV Movies". Mtv.com. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

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Hill, Charles A. (April 12, 2016). "Who Owns "Hound Dog"?". Charlesd A. Hill Mediation. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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"Billie Eilish, Reneé Rapp, Phoebe Bridgers: Queer women finally get their due in music". NBC News. April 24, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

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Holden, Stephen (July 1984). "Willie Mae Thornton, Influential Blues Singer". The New York Times.
"Big Mama Thornton Plays Rare Club Date; The Women 'Just Sang' A Hit in 'Hound Dog'". The New York Times. July 4, 1980.

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Shearer, Cynthia (February 15, 2017). "The Thinning of Big Mama". Oxford American. New York, New York: The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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Suer, Kinsley (January 30, 2019). "The Many Musical Influences of Janis Joplin". Portland Center Stage. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

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Mahon, Maureen. "Mama's Voice". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
"2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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Greene, Andy (April 22, 2024). "Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. Blige Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Class". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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"City Auditorium - Houston, TX". ScottyMoore.net. July 26, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

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Mahon, Maureen (2011). "Listening for Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton's Voice: The Sound of Race and Gender Transgressions in Rock and Roll". Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture. 15: 1–17. doi:10.1353/wam.2011.0005. S2CID 191365511.
Steptoe, Tyina (2018). "Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, and the Queer Roots of Rock 'n' Roll". American Quarterly. 70 (1): 55–77. doi:10.1353/aq.2018.0003. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 149727178.
Jones, Dalton Anthony (January 2015). "Death Sentences: From Genesis to Genre (Big Mama's Parole)". Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. 25: 59–81. doi:10.1080/0740770X.2014.994840. S2CID 142981288.

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"Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton". Spontaneous Lunacy. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

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Hill, Charles A. (January 11, 2024). "No.31 - "Hound Dog" - Big Mama Thornton". Songsthatsavedyourlife.substack.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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Treadwell, Jaine (October 12, 2022). "'Big Mama' Thornton to be honored in Ariton". Troy, Alabama: The Troy Messenger. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 7, The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the Rock-a-Billies. Part 1" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.

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"The Music of 'Elvis': A Complete Guide to Who Sings What on Soundtrack, from Jack White to Jazmine Sullivan to Stevie Nicks". Variety.com. June 18, 2022.

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Blues singer 'Big Mama' Thornton had a hit with 'Hound Dog.' Then Elvis came along, Washingtonpost.com; accessed October 12, 2021

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"Big Mama Thornton – Biography". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Mahon, Maureen. "Mama's Voice". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
"American Folk Blues Festival 1962–1965, Vol. 2 | Free Trailers, Plot Synopsis, Photos, Cast and Crew | MTV Movies". Mtv.com. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
"Big Mama Thornton: Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
Suer, Kinsley (January 30, 2019). "The Many Musical Influences of Janis Joplin". Portland Center Stage. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

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"Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim and Big Mama Thornton discuss their careers in the blues and describe some of their songs". StudsTerkel.wfmt.com. WFMT Radio Network. 1970. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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Steptoe, Tyina (2018). "Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, and the Queer Roots of Rock 'n' Roll". American Quarterly. 70 (1): 55–77. doi:10.1353/aq.2018.0003. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 149727178.

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"The Struggles and Triumphs of Bessie Jones, Big Mama Thornton, and Ethel Waters". library.yale.edu. Retrieved January 22, 2024.