Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton and her “Hound Dog Blues Band” perform at the Museum of Modern Art’s “Jazz in the Garden” series on July 22, 1971. The first eight minutes of the recording are a warm-up by Thornton’s backing band. David Giorgio introduces Thornton and her band. On this portion of the tape she performs “Mother-in-Law Blues”; “Rock Me Baby”; “Shake, Rattle and Roll”; “Hound Dog”; and “Swing on Home, Big Mama”.
Big Mama Thornton live at the Museum of Modern Art (Part 1 of 2)
PRA Archive #:
IZ0682A
Date Recorded On:
1971-07-22
Date Broadcast On:
1971?
Item Duration:
00:44:49
Total Duration (All Reels):
Program: Big Mama Thornton live at the Museum of Modern Art
Contributors:
Host: David Giorgio
Performer: Herb Lavell
Performer: Ernie Hayes
Performer: Barney Richmond
Performer: Big Mama Thornton
Distributor: Distributor
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