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They Call Me Big Mama
by
Big Mama Thornton
First released:
10 Sep 1953,
Length:
2:05
Creators
(10)
Orchestra
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
(13 Aug 1952)
Instruments
Albert Winston
(13 Aug 1952)
double bass
Devonia Williams
(13 Aug 1952)
piano
Don Johnson
(13 Aug 1952)
trumpet
Fred Ford
(13 Aug 1952)
baritone saxophone
George Washington
(13 Aug 1952)
trombone
James Von Streeter
(13 Aug 1952)
tenor saxophone
Johnny Otis
(13 Aug 1952)
vibraphone
Leard 'Kansas City' Bell
(13 Aug 1952)
drums (drum set)
Pete Lewis
(13 Aug 1952)
guitar
Works
(1)
Recording Of
They Call Me Big Mama
(13 Aug 1952)
Writer
Big Mama Thornton
Don Robey
Releases containing this recording
(12)
Official
Album - Compilation
The Original Hound Dog
25 Jun 1990
Big Mama Thornton
Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
22 Dec 1992
Big Mama Thornton
Les Triomphes du rhythm’n’blues, Volume 6: chanteuses # 1
2004
Various Artists
Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Mama Thornton 1950-1953
2004
Big Mama Thornton
They Called Me Big Mama
2005
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton Blues
2006
Big Mama Thornton
ABC of the Blues
24 Sep 2010
Various Artists
Blues Masters
2012
Various Artists
Rock-A-Bye Baby - The 1950-1961 recordings
2014
Big Mama Thornton
Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens of Rhythm & Blues
15 May 2015
Various Artists
Single
Cotton Picking Blues / They Call Me Big Mama
10 Sep 1953
Big Mama Thornton