Janis nearly missed her chance to make this historic performance in 1967. A Big Mama Thornton cover that only someone with a voice like Janis' could have done justice. Even with the crap quality of this clip, the power and uniqueness of her vocals come through loud and clear. An angel taken in her prime.. + Informações

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 -- July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She 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.. + Informações

This is the original version of Hound Dog by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton back in 1952.Four years later Elvis made this song famous.Big Mama also wrote Ball & Chain another big and first hit for Janis Joplin.Big Mama is responsible for many things for blues history.Was also too a very good harmonica player.Enjoy this for now and i'll be back !!!Presented under fair use for educational purposes,materials all rights reserved by the original owners. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE" IN TITLE 17 & 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. + Informações

Janis nasceu na cidade de Port Arthur, Texas, nos Estados Unidos. Ela cresceu ouvindo músicos de blues, tais como Bessie Smith e Big Mama Thornton e cantando no côro local. Joplin concluiu o curso secundário na Jefferson High School em Port Arthur no ano de 1960, e foi para a Universidade do Texas, na cidade de Austin, onde começou a cantar blues e folk com amigos. Cultivando uma atitude rebelde, Joplin se vestia como os poetas da geração beat, mudou-se do Texas para San Francisco em 1963, morou em North Beach, e trabalhou como cantora folk. Por volta desta época seu uso de drogas começou a aumentar, incluindo a heroína. Janis sempre bebeu muito em toda a sua carreira, e sua preferida era a bebida Southern Comfort. O uso de drogas chegou a ser mais importante para ela do que cantar, e chegou a arruinar sua saúde. Depois de retornar a Port Arthur para se recuperar, ela voltou para San Francisco em 1966, onde suas influências do blues a aproximaram do grupo Big Brother & The Holding Company, que estava ganhando algum destaque entre a nascente comunidade hippie em Haight-Ashbury. A banda assinou um contrato com o selo independente Mainstream Records e gravou um álbum em 1967. Entretanto, a falta de sucesso de seus primeiros singles fez com que o álbum fosse retido até seu sucesso posterior. O destaque da banda foi no Festival Pop de Monterey, com uma versão da música "Ball and Chain" e os marcantes vocais de Janis. Seu álbum de 1968 Cheap Thrills fez o nome de Janis. Ao sair .... + Informações

Big Mama Thornton performs Ball and Chain with Buddy Guy's Blues Band. + Informações

"Ball and Chain", version original.. + Informações

Big Mama's last appearance in 1984.Same year she died from heart and liver complications since she drunk too much and brought 350 pounds Big Mama to a mere of 95 pounds.Big Mama was nominated for the Blues Music Awards six times.In her history,1966 Thornton recorded Big Mama Thornton With The Muddy Waters Blues Band, with Muddy Waters (guitar), Sammy Lawhorn (guitar), James Cotton (harmonica), Otis Spann (piano), Luther Johnson (bass guitar), and Francis Clay (drums). Songs included "Everything Gonna Be Alright", "Big Mama's Blues", "I'm Feeling Alright", "Big Mama's Bumble Bee Blues", "Looking The World Over", "Big Mama's Shuffle", and "Since I Fell For You". Her Ball 'n' Chain album in 1968, recorded with Lightnin' Hopkins (guitar) and Larry Williams (vocals), included the songs "Hound Dog", "Wade in the Water", "Little Red Rooster", "Ball 'n' Chain", "Money Taker", and "Prison Blues". One of Thornton's last albums was Jail (1975) that captures her charm during a couple of mid-'70's gigs at two northwestern prisons.Enjoy !!! Presented under fair use for educational purposes,materials all rights reserved by the original owners. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE" IN TITLE 17 & 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. + Informações

Rachel and the Resonators performing a Big Mama Thornton medley of the Lieber/Stoller classic "Hound Dog" and Big Mama's own song "Ball and Chain" live at Joe's Great American Bar and Grill in Burbank Nov. 27th 2011, featuring Vince White on guitar, Dave Leggett on bass, Chris Schendel on drums, and special guest Catfish on harmonica. + Informações

Macy Gray singing "Hound Dog" at the "Lightning In A Bottle" blues concert at NY City's Radio City Music Hall in 2003. "Hound Dog" of course was made popular by Elvis Presley in 1956. However it was originally sung by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre, 6 September 1967 in Canton, Ohio, USA) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 -- July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She 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. + Informações

"Why everything have to happen to me?". + Informações

The last show of Big mama Thornton 04.14.1984 sing "Ball n' Chain"..... + Informações

I recently uploaded a budget-label recording of "Hound Dog," performed by Marv Lockard. While Elvis Presley's recording of the song is the version most people are familiar with, Willie May "Big Mama" Thornton's 1952 record is actually the original. I had to disable the auto-brake for this video, as the center hole on this record is enlarged, which causes the record to shift slightly and trigger the brake. From Wikipedia: Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 -- July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She 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. Thornton began her recording career in Houston, signing a recording contract with Peacock Records in 1951. While working with another Peacock artist, Johnny Otis, she recorded "Hound Dog", a song that composers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had given her in Los Angeles. The record was produced by Johnny Otis, and went to number one on the R&B chart. Although the record made her a star, she saw little of the profits. She .... + Informações

Big mama thornton chante - Summertime- Soto play record 1966. + Informações

Cover de la canción Ball and Chain hecha mundialmente famosa por Janis Joplin, compuesta por Big Mama Thornton. Tocada en La Cueva Escarabajo, Puebla.. + Informações

Ball and Chain, by Big Momma Thornton. Also made popular by Janice Joplin.Danny Zillion Dollar Guitars Project,Danny Zillion Weber Productions.Blues/Rock,Shure BETA 58, Behringer Eurolive B215D Garage Band, iMovie. + Informações

Janis Lyn Joplin (Port Arthur, 19 de Janeiro de 1943 ? Los Angeles, 4 de Outubro de 1970) foi uma cantora e compositora norte-americana. Considerada a "Rainha do Rock and Roll"[1][2], "a maior cantora de rock dos anos 60"[3] e "a maior cantora de blues e soul da sua geração"[4], ela alcançou proeminência no fim dos anos 60 como vocalista da Big Brother and the Holding Company e, posteriormente, como artista solo, acompanhada de suas bandas de suporte, a Kozmic Blues ea Full Tilt Boogie. Influenciada por grandes nomes do jazz e do blues como Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, Big Mama Thornton, Odetta, Leadbelly e Bessie Smith[5][6], Janis fez de sua voz a sua característica mais marcante[7], tornando-se um dos ícones do rock psicodélico e dos anos 60.[8] Todavia, problemas com drogas e álcool encurtaram sua carreira. Morta em 1970 devido à uma overdose de heroína[3][9], Janis lançou apenas quatro álbuns: Big Brother and the Holding Company (1967), Cheap Thrills (1968), I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) eo póstumo Pearl (1971), o último com participação direta da cantora.[10. + Informações

FULL MOON SALOON January 19th 1989 Music Director Anthony Von Eckstein, Technical Director Michael the K - Pearl Heart, : Anthony Von Eckstein guitar, Joe Eckstein bass, John Eckstein drums, Anna Kearny keys. + Informações

Ball n' Chain - (by Big Mama Thornton) - Filmed by Brian Broskie © Septimonium Productions 2010 - Alison Schelin (vocals) & Jim Perry (guitar) - Greendale's Blues Jam (11-28-10) - Music starts at about 2:10 - Filmed in HD by Brian Broskie. + Informações

Shri Blues Band plays Big Mama Thornton's "Ball & Chain" at Kultur-und Shoppingnacht Viktualienplatz in Munich, Germany in September of 2010.. + Informações

Janis Actuó con su grupo en el Festival de Monterey de 1967 junto con algunos grandes artistas del momento cómo Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas and The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding y The Who entre otros. La primera actuación de los Big Brother no fue filmada y les pidieron que tocasen al día siguiente, así que tocaron Combination Of The Two, y Janis dejó a la audiencia boquiabierta con una versión del emblemático blues de Big Mama Thornton, «Ball And Chain». A partir de entonces fueron contratados por el productor de Bob Dylan, Albert Grossman. Joplin eclipsaba a los Big Brother. En la primavera de 1968, se trasladaron a Nueva York para grabar su primer disco. Aquella combinación de música repetitiva, de estilo psicodélico de los 60, con la imponente voz de Joplin, era prodigiosa y Cheap Thrills salió en agosto de 1968. Lanzando a Janis al éxito, a los tres días se hizo disco de oro y en el primer mes se vendieron más de un millón de copias. En el 2003, Cheap Thrills se colocó en el lugar 338 de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos.4 Las críticas sobre ella fueron muy buenas, y la prensa se empezó a centrar más en ella que en el grupo, todos le decían que ella era demasiado buena para el grupo, había tensión entre ellos a causa del protagonismo de Janis y la fama, y ella quería hacer un estilo más blues y soul, como las cantantes que veneraba, entre ellas Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday o Aretha Franklin, así que después de mucha presión por parte de su manáger .... + Informações

A casi 40 años de la muerte de JANIS JOPLIN el grupo WHITE RABBITS rinde tributo a esta legendaria estrella del Rock en concierto efectuado en en el Centro Cultural Fuentes del valle en Tultitlan estado de Mexico el sabado 27 de Febrero del 2010. Janis Joplin (19 de enero de 1943 -- 4 de octubre de 1970), fue una cantante de rock and roll y blues caracterizada por su voz y su espíritu rebelde. Su nombre completo es Janis Lyn Joplin. Fue un símbolo femenino de la contracultura de los 60 y la primera mujer en ser considerada una gran estrella del Rock and Roll. Actuó con su banda en el Festival de Monterey de 1967 junto con algunos grandes artistas del momento cómo Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas and The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding y The Who entre otros. La primera actuación de los Big Brother no fue filmada y les pidieron que tocasen al día siguiente, así que tocaron Combination Of The Two, y Janis dejó a la audiencia boquiabierta con una versión del emblemático blues de Big Mama Thornton, «Ball And Chain». Algunas circunstancias en torno a su muerte permanecen sin explicar. La droga que la mató era de una pureza extrema (tenía el 40% de pureza, mientras que lo común es que sea de sólo el 2%), las jeringuillas que usó desaparecieron de su habitación horas después de su muerte y se especula que pudo haber alguien más allí. De esta forma, los medios de comunicación rodearon su muerte de misterio, al igual que con las de Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain y Brian .... + Informações

The Paul Green School of Rock Baltimore performs Ball & Chain on October 3, 2009. Taylor Zimmerman - Vocals; Pete Burkhardt - Guitar; Jack McLoughlin - Guitar; Kyle Tilden - Bass; John Burkhardt - Drums.. + Informações

Shri Blues Band playing Big Mama Thorton's "Ball & Chain" as the encore at the Kickfest Football and Music festival in Meidelstetten, Germany on August 28, 2010.. + Informações

This is a rendition of a Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton" tune By Miss Lissa & Co. Live at Alfred's in Memphis, Tenn. at the 2012 International Blues Challenge.... The tune is "Ball and Chain". + Informações

Janis Joplin singing "Ball and Chain" with 'Big Brother And The Holding Company' at the Monterey Pop festival in 1967. Along with Joplin was Sam Andrew on guitar, James Gurley on lead guitar, Peter Albin on bass and David Getz on drums, percussion. And yes, that was a quick shot of Mama Cass Elliot looking on at the end, and by her facial expression you could tell she was wowed by the performance! "Ball 'n' Chain" is a song by Big Mama Thornton. The song was featured in Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills album; this was their last album with Janis Joplin as primary lead vocalist. Joplin's 1967 rendition of "Ball 'n' Chain" at the Monterey Pop Festival is widely considered to be one of her best performances. The song also became one of her more popular pieces to sing in concert. "Janis Lyn Joplin" (Jan. 19, 1943 - Oct. 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter from Port Arthur Texas. Early in her life, Joplin cultivated a rebellious and unconventional lifestyle, becoming a beatnik poet. She began her singing career as a folk and blues singer in San Francisco, playing clubs and bars with her guitar and auto-harp. She first rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic-acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her more soulful and bluesy backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. She was one of the more popular acts at the Monterey Pop Festival and later .... + Informações