Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters by Lynnée Denise (DJ)

Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters

Lynnée Denise (DJ)

240 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender history lgbtqia+ music race
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"Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton is best-known for two songs covered by white rock 'n' roll stars (Elvis Presley, "Hound Dog"; Janis Joplin, "Ball 'n' Chain") but she is unquestionably one of the great blueswomen of her generation. She embodies som...

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