A year later, she was headlining shows at the Apollo Theatre, where she first became known as 'Big Mama' (Thornton stood 6 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds). In 1953, she would release the biggest hit of her career.
During a production hiatus of the popular TV Show "Gunsmoke", the film crew
decided to take off and film a barnstorming blues revue making it’s way
across the country and they ended up in Eugene, OR with cameras rolling
to film Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and George
"Harmonica" Smith as they performed in a music hall. Date: October 20,
1971.
Setlist:
1. Big Mama Thornton - Early One Morning
2. Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain
3. George "Harmonica" Smith - Juke
4. George "Harmonica" Smith - Leaving Chicago
5. Big Joe Turner - Hide And Seek
6. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
7. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
8. Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
9. Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
10. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
11. Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith - So Long
12. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
13. Big Mama Thornton - Rock Me Baby
14. Muddy Waters - She's Nineteen Years Old
15. Muddy Waters - Walking Thru The Park
Muddy Waters Band:
Muddy Waters: guitar, vocals
George "Harmonica" Smith: Harmonica
"Pinetop" Perkins: Piano
Sammy Lawhorn: guitar
Pee Wee Madison: guitar
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones: bass
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith: drums
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