Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me

Name: Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 88 min

2025 · 88 min

Music · Documentary

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Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, Alabama-born Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton defied the gender norms of her time to become one of the greatest blues singers of her generation. Known for her powerful voice and uncompromising style, she rose to fame with the original recording of “Hound Dog” and later wrote “Ball & Chain,” a song that gained iconic status through Janis Joplin’s rendition.

Crew

Director Robert Clem

Cast

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Lynnee Denise
Charlie Musselwhite
Mike Stoller

Crew

Director — Robert Clem

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Intermission

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