Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton was the first artist to record the then little known song written by two Los Angeles based teenagers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 'Hound Dog'. The song was the only chart record 'Big Mama' enjoyed and of course it went on to be recorded by a young lad called Elvis Presley who took the track to No. 1 on the pop charts for 11 weeks. This is the first collection to feature the A & B sides of all her released singles between 1951 and 1961. 28 excellent R&B tracks and another superb addition to Jasmine's ever growing blues and R&B catalogue.

TRACKLIST

[02:42] 1. Big Mama Thornton - Partnership Blues
[02:36] 2. Big Mama Thornton - I'm All Fed Up
[02:44] 3. Big Mama Thornton - No Jody for Me
[02:46] 4. Big Mama Thornton - Let Your Tears Fall Baby
[02:34] 5. Big Mama Thornton - Mischievous Boogie
[02:56] 6. Big Mama Thornton - Every Time I Think of You
[02:52] 7. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
[02:53] 8. Big Mama Thornton - Night Mare
[02:48] 9. Big Mama Thornton - Cotton Picking Blues
[02:05] 10. Big Mama Thornton - They Call Me Big Mama
[02:22] 11. Big Mama Thornton - I Ain't No Fool Either
[02:44] 12. Big Mama Thornton - The Big Change
[02:20] 13. Big Mama Thornton - I've Searched the Whole World Over
[01:43] 14. Big Mama Thornton - I Smell a Rat
[02:30] 15. Big Mama Thornton - Stop a Hoppin' on Me
[02:32] 16. Big Mama Thornton - Story of My Blues
[03:01] 17. Big Mama Thornton - Walking Blues
[02:37] 18. Big Mama Thornton - Rock a Bye Baby
[02:42] 19. Big Mama Thornton - The Fish
[02:45] 20. Big Mama Thornton - Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
[02:54] 21. Big Mama Thornton - Tarzan and the Dignified Monkey
[02:34] 22. Big Mama Thornton - How Come
[02:47] 23. Big Mama Thornton - Just Like a Dog (Barking Up the Wrong Tree)
[02:39] 24. Big Mama Thornton - My Man Called Me
[02:46] 25. Big Mama Thornton - You Did Me Wrong
[02:57] 26. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Blues
[02:49] 27. Big Mama Thornton - Don't Talk Back
[02:27] 28. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Coming Home