Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me

Story

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, Alabama-born Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton defied the gender norms of her time to become one of the greatest blues singers of her generation. Known for her powerful voice and uncompromising style, she rose to fame with the original recording of “Hound Dog” and later wrote “Ball & Chain,” a song that gained iconic status through Janis Joplin’s rendition.

Kurzinfos

Originaltitel

Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me

Status

Released

Start

24.10.2025

Laufzeit

1 h 28 min

Originalsprache

en

Genres

Musik, Dokumentarfilm