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RT @ArhoolieFdn: The one and only #BigMamaThornton was born #OnThisDay in 1926. Long live the queen! This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.

During the 1960s folk music revival, #BigMamaThornton made several records with Arhoolie and performed at a number of festivals in the United States and Europe. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer #BigMamaThornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by #ElvisPresley and #JanisJoplin. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.