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How Big Mama Thornton Got Treated Small by Trav S.D.

Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton, 1926-1984) was born this day. Hailing from Ariton, Alabama, Thornton grew up singing gospel music with her family at the church where her father preached. When just a teen, she ran off with Sammy Green’s Hot Harlem Revue in the early ’40s, billed as The New Bessie Smith. She […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 8:18pm on December 11, 2017 ☆ ⚑

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