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Big Mama Thornton : the life and music / Michael Spörke.
- Title
- Big Mama Thornton : the life and music / Michael Spörke.
- Author
- Spörke, Michael, 1972-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ML420.T467 S66 2014 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 188 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "With the slowdown of the blues in the early sixties this book follows Big Mama Thornton's way to California, discusses her struggle to survive and celebrates her grandiose musical comeback in the course of the blues revival and the hippie movement. The book shows how Big Mama Thornton found her niche in clubs and festivals"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The early years of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton -- Hound dog : the Peacock years and Johnny Otis -- Unlucky girl : from Texas to California -- "I'm feeling alright" -- Big Mama Thornton's first European tour -- Back home -- Ball and chain -- The early seventies -- Sassy mama still swings -- Life goes on -- Swing it in home.
- ISBN
- 9780786477593 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786477598 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476614229 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2014026224
- OCLC
- 859384974
- SCSB-10194267
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library