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Vor 3 Tagen · Big Mama Thornton (born December 11, 1926, Ariton, Alabama, U.S.—died July 25, 1984, Los Angeles, California) was an influential American singer and songwriter whose gritty vocals and instrumental style had tremendous influence on blues, R&B, and rock and roll. Overlooked by white audiences during her lifetime, Thornton’s work inspired imitation by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin, who ...
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, 1969. Green was so eminent that even the great B.B. King spoke about him with gilded praise. Reflecting on the former Fleetwood Mac man’s skill and tone on the guitar, King said: “He was the only one that gave me the cold sweats.”
Vor einem Tag · The chorus is infectious, one of the best in rock n roll history Just as Big Joe Turner’s version his the top of the R&B charts, Bill Haley and his band released their version, still horn heavy but with that rockabilly rhythm from the standup bass. This version, an even bigger hit, pushes the chorus even further, bringing it in earlier and using it more regularly. Haley was an odd sort - he ...
Vor 4 Tagen · “Hound Dog” was originally recorded as a blues-style tune by Big Mama Thornton in 1953, but it took out from there. Song Facts writes, “Elvis’ version of this song is based on how he heard it performed by a Texas group called Freddie Bell and The Bell Boys, who released the song on the Teen label in 1955. In April 1956, Elvis ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Diese Liste der Mitglieder der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame enthält alle Musiker und sonstigen Personen, die durch eine Aufnahme in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame geehrt wurden. Die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wurde 1986 eingerichtet und befindet sich in Cleveland, Ohio. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, die Geschichte einiger ...
Vor einem Tag · Four years earlier, the song was first recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton and her rollicking, foot-stomping performance would sit at the top of Billboards' R&B charts for seven weeks. It became one of the songs that would help to shape the sound of rock and roll and its significance was duly recognized by the Hall of Fame in 2013.
Today we are searching for tunes your dear ol' gran could bop along to. I don't know your gran, so I'm curious what we might get. A song that my Grandmother would approve of would be Twist and Shout by The Beatles. It’s not an outstanding choice, but I’ve made this one because she is 1. A big fan of The Beatles and 2.
