OZARK — Middle school students from Ozark and Dale County got a chance to hear the blues Wednesday at a program dedicated to local blues legend Big Mama Thornton. About 500 students from the Ozark ...

Blues and R&B singer Big Mama Thornton will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. Ask most folks who first sang the early rock n roll hit "Hound Dog" and they'll tell you Elvis ...

In a 1990 interview with Rolling Stone, songwriter Jerry Leiber said, “I had to write a song for her that basically said “Go f— yourself,” but how do you do it without actually saying it?” “Her” is ...

Rock 'n' roll's godmother, Montgomery native Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, will finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 19. The event will be held at Cleveland's Rocket ...

Big Mama Thornton commited her life to blues music. Her unapolagetic demeanor combined with her unique sound and multiple talents led her to make an indelible mark in music. Colorado Voices is ...

ARITON, Ala. (WTVY) - A new museum that pays tribute to blues music is coming to Ariton. An old Greyhound bus station there has quite the history. “That was her hang-out spot. She sat on the bench up ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Elvis made it famous, but he was not the first to record the iconic song “Hound Dog.” In fact, only a chance encounter here in Las Vegas led him to make the record in the first ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A brass Hohner Old Standby harmonica owned and played by Big Mama Thornton. This bright brass harmonica in the key of ...

OZARK — A museum honoring two musical Blues legends in their Dale County hometown of Ariton moved closer to reality when the Dale County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to pursue a potential ...

Rock 'n' roll's godmother, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, will finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 19. The event will be held at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse and ...