And they will never, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER in a million years react to Lou Ann Barton. In fact, out of their half million subscribers, I bet myself and three other people who view this channel are the only ones who know who she even is.
In the big wide river of Rock n Roll with all of its many roots Big Momma Thornton is a major tributary, feeding so many others who used her soul and technique to make the ‘60’s and ‘70’s such a joy to live through. This is the base that a mighty sound was built on. ✌️
You have to go back three decades before Big Mama to find the foundations of rock. The Victrola record player hit the market in 1906 and Sister Rosetta Tharpe started recording about 13 years later in 1919. Big Mama Thornton didn't start recording until 1947 when the 33 rpm LP first became popular.
Janis was filmed with Big Brother and the Holding Company performing a cover of Big Mama's Ball and Chain live in concert at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. That version was included in the 1993 box set release titled Janis. The version that was included on Cheap Thrills in 1968 was also recorded live in concert at the Fillmore East in NYC. Unfortunately, Thornton's first record label owned the copyright to the song, so she never received any royalties from Janis Joplin's cover.
Thank you! I knew somebody down here in these comments would know who's playing guitar. Sounds so much like B.B. King's style to me. But I can't claim to really know that much about it. The guitar on this really struck me, though.
BIG MOMMA!! Finally! A true pioneer of Rock n Roll music. Only now more recently is she getting her propers as the inspiration for artists such as Elvis Presley.
She wasn't a pioneer of rock and roll. She didn't start making music until 1947. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is considered the mother of Rock and Roll. She started making music almost 30 years before Thornton started her career.
OMG, this brought tears to my eyes. The last time I heard this was with my Grandmother. I am over 60 now. What a blessing to live in a world with such music. I am making a Mama Thornton play list for my Saturday. i appreciate you two. You are full of surprises.
Yeah Baby! I looooove classic blues! Big Mama wails like no other. The soul just pours out of her. Grat pick guys, you are the most eclectic in your picks of any reactors, bravo! Keep up the good work! Love you guys ❣️
Hound Dog is the only song both artists recorded. It was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. Elvis got more fame than his mediocre talent deserved. He never wrote a song. All his songwriting credits are fraudulent thanks to his crooked manager, Tom Parker.
nope. Big Mama Thornton didn't start recording until the record industry invented the 33 rpm LP record. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was rocking and rolling on the old Victrola 78 rpm records long before Big Mama came along.
You know what makes this song? She knows when to control her voice and when to knock you on your butt!! Also, the piano is great but, the guitar is perfect!!! Yes!!
So many incredible well known artists listened to and love Big Mama Thornton. It doesn't take a genius to know why. Might I also suggest another Big Mama, Big Maybelle. Her song, "Candy" would be a good place to start. I first heard the song when I was a kid. It was on The Cosby Show. Love that song too. 😎👍
I saw this last night and it was so cool, I grew up on blues because my dad had a band and his idol was Mr BB King who also recorded Sweet little angle 😎😎😎
This is one of the best songs by one of the great blues singers of all time! BB King did a great version of this song also. You guys should check out Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton, two of the greatest blues guitarists of all time!
“she performed everything from rhythm and blues and West Coast blues to Juke Joint blues and Texas blues. Not only a singer, she also played harmonica and drums.”
Loving your channel. I am discovering some music I've never heard of, and hearing some tunes I haven't heard in ages. I love Big Mama Thornton. What a legend and a talent very similar to Sister Rosetta, another legend! I recommend a blues singer from the UK, James Hunter "People Gonna Talk" is a great song. I know you guys love the 70s, and I do have another recommendation for you. It's a band called Sherbet. (They are Australian) The song is "Howzat"...I really think you will love it. Keep up the great work. I'm really enjoying your reaction ❤
LOVE THIS!! Absolute perfection!! Broke out the Jack Daniels for this one! Janis Joplin was a huge fan of Big Mama Thornton. FANTASTIC Female Friday tonight!!! Thank you, Miss Amber!!
So much soul and passion in her voice. She can send a message through her voice to reach anyone. Nice one. I suggest Graham Parker--Life Gets Better (1983).
I don't know if you've ever heard of Libba Cotten, but she was an early singer who pioneered a very unique way of playing her guitar upside down. She was left-handed, but was given a right handed guitar so she had to improvise to make it work. She was born and raised in my area near Chapel Hill, NC and there's a Libba Cotten memorial that I pass by all the time. Her song "Freight Train" was written about the trains that went by her house when she was growing up. There are only a few recordings of it dating back to the 50s, but if you can find one, she is different for sure. As she aged, her voice grew shaky and frail, but she never gave up that innovative guitar style.
Big Mama wrote & performed Ball & Chain. Another singer you might like is Odetta, she leaned more folky & was another inspiration for Janis. My favorite by Odetta is Bald Headed Woman.
My favorite song written by Big Mama Thornton is Ball and Chain. She recorded it on the Bay-Tone record label but they never released it but kept ownership of the copyright. Because she didn't own the copyright, when Janis Joplin recorded her cover of Ball and Chain live in concert at the Fillmore East in 1968, Big Mama Thornton didn't receive any royalties.
Love Big Mama Thornton. Now you need to listen to Lightnin’ Hopkins. Either Hello Central or Trouble in Mind Both great songs. Lightnin’ Hopkins is probably my favorite blues singer.
For old blues (and especially if you like sax), try "Back Door Blues (Live) Eddie Vinson - Topic." Too many people have forgotten Cleanhead Vinson. He was one of the best.
Big Mama was a true force of nature. Dive into B.B. King's "Live At The Regal" album. Three nights at The Regal Theatre in Chicago were recorded with the best cuts of the run ending up on the album. A true masterpiece
Pre-echos of Janis Joplin. 'Didn't it rain' was my intro to Rosetta Tharpe...fascinating life story, phenomenal guitarist and the first women who made me research women of the blues...including this mistress of style.
She never got royalties from Joplin's cover of Ball and Chain. The original label Thornton recorded it with decided not to release it but retained ownership of the copyright and licensed it to another label in 1968.
Now you can hear the Pain in her voice when she knows he's gone. This is a woman who really could feel AND sing the Blues. You should try some Koko Taylor next. She's considered a blues 'Shouter' so she'll give you a different taste of the blues. "Don't Mess with the Messer" and "Wang Dang Doodle" are two good ones.
Amber I am sitting watching the voice UK and your favourite singer is a judge on the show Sir Tom Jones who is 84 years old now but he still has a great voice and he usually sings on the show you should try and get some of the shows
You can feel the energy and emotions in this one here they don't make like this anymore which sad the is raw music at its highest great pick Amber and jay
First written by B.B. King, Jules Taub and Lucille Bogan and was first released by B.B. His was good. Damed good. Then Mama came around, and, well . . . . ah, yep, absolutely slayed it!!!!! And I believe that Buddy Guy was on guitar for that version. If so, no surprise there!!!
So many wonderful female singers from back then. Have to include the great Ella Fitzgerald. Hope you can react to her singing " HOW HIGH THE MOON / EPIC SCAT " .
She was the musical mother of Janis and Elvis and worked with Johnny Ace and Muddy Waters - but interesting enough she survived them all even though she already died at the age of 57.
Great reaction, Jay and Amber! Big Mama Thornton sure does have a great voice and style though, she was a soprano. There are a lot of women who sing high notes are sopranos and a lot of men who sing high notes who are tenors. Thank you for your reactions!
Without commenting on this songs' reaction: R.I.P. 🙏in remembrance to the Motown and Epic labels popular recording artist Tito Jackson who was a founding member of the 5 brothers' group the legendary "Jackson Five" who passed away yesterday.😥 He was an older brother of the famous late Michael. "Jackson Five" released a slew of chart-topping hit singles from the late 1960's and early 1970's.🎤🎸🥁🔊☮📻🎧
Okay, now you have to do the band Over the Rhine and their song “Trouble”- you will NOT regret it and it will make Jay blush and Amber say “You go girl!”
Big Mama Thornton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Etta James, Ma Rainey, Memphis Minnie - these are the collective grandmothers of blues rock!
You got em covered pretty well ❤. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and in much more modern times Koko Taylor.
@@Alewifes_Husband Sippie Wallace Is another one, her “Woman Be Wise” was covered by Bonnie Raitt
@@nolalou2 omg I forgot her!! 😉
And they will never, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER in a million years react to Lou Ann Barton. In fact, out of their half million subscribers, I bet myself and three other people who view this channel are the only ones who know who she even is.
AMEN !
Awesome song!! Thats Buddy Guy on lead guitar! 🎸🔥
In the big wide river of Rock n Roll with all of its many roots Big Momma Thornton is a major tributary, feeding so many others who used her soul and technique to make the ‘60’s and ‘70’s such a joy to live through. This is the base that a mighty sound was built on. ✌️
Good job finding some of these old recordings. It keeps us aware of the real foundations of rock.
You have to go back three decades before Big Mama to find the foundations of rock. The Victrola record player hit the market in 1906 and Sister Rosetta Tharpe started recording about 13 years later in 1919. Big Mama Thornton didn't start recording until 1947 when the 33 rpm LP first became popular.
Every time I heard Big Mama Thornton, I'm reminded of how much I LOVE the blues!! Thank you for playing this one 🙂
What a sound. When I think of the blues this is what comes to mind. The foundation of so much future rock & roll creativity.
❤❤
Janis grew up listening to Big Mama.
Thanks to my Mama, so did I!✌️❤
Very similar! Guitar is amazing!
@@bill8384That's Buddy Guy on the guitar. Yes, he was great.
@@ptournas Thanks. Was wondering who was on guitar. Thought maybe it was BB King.
Janis was filmed with Big Brother and the Holding Company performing a cover of Big Mama's Ball and Chain live in concert at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. That version was included in the 1993 box set release titled Janis. The version that was included on Cheap Thrills in 1968 was also recorded live in concert at the Fillmore East in NYC. Unfortunately, Thornton's first record label owned the copyright to the song, so she never received any royalties from Janis Joplin's cover.
All great choices tonight. Big Mama had such a powerful voice.
We just can't get enough of this! Always love Big Mama
That would be Eddie Boyd on piano and Buddy Guy on guitar. Eddie played on a slew of Chess records songs in the 50's.
Thank you! I knew somebody down here in these comments would know who's playing guitar. Sounds so much like B.B. King's style to me. But I can't claim to really know that much about it. The guitar on this really struck me, though.
Yes, and Jimm Lee Robinson on bass and Fred Below on drums.
I think the RS Family needs more Buddy Guy in our lives
BIG MOMMA!! Finally! A true pioneer of Rock n Roll music. Only now more recently is she getting her propers as the inspiration for artists such as Elvis Presley.
She wasn't a pioneer of rock and roll. She didn't start making music until 1947. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is considered the mother of Rock and Roll. She started making music almost 30 years before Thornton started her career.
@@willdwyer6782 Completely disagree.
OMG, this brought tears to my eyes. The last time I heard this was with my Grandmother. I am over 60 now. What a blessing to live in a world with such music. I am making a Mama Thornton play list for my Saturday. i appreciate you two. You are full of surprises.
Yeah Baby! I looooove classic blues! Big Mama wails like no other. The soul just pours out of her. Grat pick guys, you are the most eclectic in your picks of any reactors, bravo! Keep up the good work! Love you guys ❣️
Heck yeah always a great day when you hear big mama thortan sing
Elvis was a fan of big mama.
Hound Dog is the only song both artists recorded. It was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. Elvis got more fame than his mediocre talent deserved. He never wrote a song. All his songwriting credits are fraudulent thanks to his crooked manager, Tom Parker.
Beautiful music at its best....
Can't beat originality, soulfulness and the voice...
Guitar also
This is where it originated. BAD ASS!
nope. Big Mama Thornton didn't start recording until the record industry invented the 33 rpm LP record. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was rocking and rolling on the old Victrola 78 rpm records long before Big Mama came along.
Big Mama Thorton is one of my all-time favorite Blues singers!!! Love Love Love her!!!...
You know what makes this song? She knows when to control her voice and when to knock you on your butt!!
Also, the piano is great but, the guitar is perfect!!!
Yes!!
Who is playing guitar? Sounds like BB King.
So many incredible well known artists listened to and love Big Mama Thornton. It doesn't take a genius to know why. Might I also suggest another Big Mama, Big Maybelle. Her song, "Candy" would be a good place to start. I first heard the song when I was a kid. It was on The Cosby Show. Love that song too. 😎👍
Wow!!!! Might be the greatest combination of singers soulful vocal performance and musical accompaniment I've ever heard❤
I saw this last night and it was so cool, I grew up on blues because my dad had a band and his idol was Mr BB King who also recorded Sweet little angle 😎😎😎
For me big mama Thornton was the greatest female blue singer of those times for me it's hands-down
I agree. She’s the G.O.A.T. I prefer to hear a woman’s voice singing the blues. There’s something real about it.
Big Mama's in the house, nuff said !!!
Finally.... Love me some Big Mama.
Amber you're batting 1000 today!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤. I'm going to recommend Koko Taylor... Wang Dang Doodle! 😄. She's amazing and another Blues Lady!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely Koko Taylor!!! Either Wang Dang or Hound Dog.
YES! Whang Dang Doodle!
also Koko's I'm a woman!
Big Mama's in the house, nuff said !!!
💖I love this and Ball N Chain which she wrote. She wrote so many great songs.
She never got any royalties for Janis Joplin's cover.
Big Mama rules.
I love the blues. Something deep in my soul just resonates. The bass on this is great!
This is one of the best songs by one of the great blues singers of all time! BB King did a great version of this song also. You guys should check out Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton, two of the greatest blues guitarists of all time!
That was Buddy on guitar! Some really nice work, lost in the mix.
Oh Lawd! Have mercy! Call the fire department!!!! Amen!!!
“she performed everything from rhythm and blues and West Coast blues to Juke Joint blues and Texas blues. Not only a singer, she also played harmonica and drums.”
A Helluva harp player!!
Never heard of her. Wow......just wow.
I love momma singing you aint nothing but a hound dog class...
You two sure do know how to pick the greats! Thank You and be well
She and rosetta Tharpe are the true prototypes and Queens.of rock and roll and the genre would not be what it is without their music and influence.
They're thirty years apart. Sister Rosetta Tharpe made her first record in 1919. Big Mama didn't record anything until 1947.
Ohhh. Here we go. BB King done this one also. Thank you.
BB King, Albert King, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and every classic blues singer you can think of recorded this song.
As a middle-aged man. how is this the first time I am hearing this woman?!?!?!
YES! YES! YES! GOOD on you young beauties!!
Can't help but sway to this one. Ooooh.😊❤
Loving your channel. I am discovering some music I've never heard of, and hearing some tunes I haven't heard in ages. I love Big Mama Thornton. What a legend and a talent very similar to Sister Rosetta, another legend! I recommend a blues singer from the UK, James Hunter "People Gonna Talk" is a great song. I know you guys love the 70s, and I do have another recommendation for you. It's a band called Sherbet. (They are Australian) The song is "Howzat"...I really think you will love it. Keep up the great work. I'm really enjoying your reaction ❤
If you guys would ever watch the Elvis movie her character is in it. Elvis was a huge fan of hers!
LOVE THIS!! Absolute perfection!! Broke out the Jack Daniels for this one! Janis Joplin was a huge fan of Big Mama Thornton. FANTASTIC Female Friday tonight!!! Thank you, Miss Amber!!
Janis Joplin came to mind when I was listening to this.
My friend Walter Trout played in her band
"Ball and Chain" is another great Big Mama song
Awesome voice and some excellent guitar behind her !
Buddy Guy on the guitar in this one. He is excellent.
I love Big Mama Thornton, but this was one recording of hers I hadn't heard. Great old school blues there!
give Ball and Chain by Big Mama Janis Loved her that's why she cover Ball and Chain thanks
No way! You are right. Perfection. Thank you so much for this 💕
Never heard of Big Mama Thornton, ❤magnificent
A Tip of the Hat to AMBER !!!! for a great GREAT JOB digging up the awesome Big Mama Thorton....she's the REAL DEAL......wonderful
Phenomenal! First time im hearing this...only knew Houndog by her...pure Blues
She didn't write Hound Dog. It was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller.
So much soul and passion in her voice. She can send a message through her voice to reach anyone. Nice one. I suggest Graham Parker--Life Gets Better (1983).
I don't know if you've ever heard of Libba Cotten, but she was an early singer who pioneered a very unique way of playing her guitar upside down. She was left-handed, but was given a right handed guitar so she had to improvise to make it work. She was born and raised in my area near Chapel Hill, NC and there's a Libba Cotten memorial that I pass by all the time. Her song "Freight Train" was written about the trains that went by her house when she was growing up. There are only a few recordings of it dating back to the 50s, but if you can find one, she is different for sure. As she aged, her voice grew shaky and frail, but she never gave up that innovative guitar style.
Great suggestion. One of the first songs I learned when I was learning to play fingerstyles from old recordings!
Just to add that Libba Cotten is probably better known as Elizabeth Cotten
Big Mama wrote & performed Ball & Chain. Another singer you might like is Odetta, she leaned more folky & was another inspiration for Janis. My favorite by Odetta is Bald Headed Woman.
Odetta yes, found her through Janis
My favorite song written by Big Mama Thornton is Ball and Chain. She recorded it on the Bay-Tone record label but they never released it but kept ownership of the copyright. Because she didn't own the copyright, when Janis Joplin recorded her cover of Ball and Chain live in concert at the Fillmore East in 1968, Big Mama Thornton didn't receive any royalties.
Love Big Mama Thornton. Now you need to listen to Lightnin’ Hopkins. Either Hello Central or Trouble in Mind Both great songs. Lightnin’ Hopkins is probably my favorite blues singer.
For old blues (and especially if you like sax), try "Back Door Blues (Live) Eddie Vinson - Topic." Too many people have forgotten Cleanhead Vinson. He was one of the best.
Big Mama was a true force of nature. Dive into B.B. King's "Live At The Regal" album. Three nights at The Regal Theatre in Chicago were recorded with the best cuts of the run ending up on the album. A true masterpiece
Just had to laugh. I’m sitting on my porch smoking a cigar drinking whiskey enjoying this reaction. You were spot on!
Pre-echos of Janis Joplin. 'Didn't it rain' was my intro to Rosetta Tharpe...fascinating life story, phenomenal guitarist and the first women who made me research women of the blues...including this mistress of style.
Saw great concert late 60's in Seattle with Big Momma and Janis Joplin together.
That had to be truly awesome!
She never got royalties from Joplin's cover of Ball and Chain. The original label Thornton recorded it with decided not to release it but retained ownership of the copyright and licensed it to another label in 1968.
I must request Koko Taylor - "I'm A Woman"!! You'll love it!
I have requested Koko several times; love her.
I prefer Wang Dang Doodle, but that'll do.
Agree 100%
Now you can hear the Pain in her voice when she knows he's gone. This is a woman who really could feel AND sing the Blues. You should try some Koko Taylor next. She's considered a blues 'Shouter' so she'll give you a different taste of the blues. "Don't Mess with the Messer" and "Wang Dang Doodle" are two good ones.
I'm melting🥰
An amazing ensemble of talent
Amber I am sitting watching the voice UK and your favourite singer is a judge on the show Sir Tom Jones who is 84 years old now but he still has a great voice and he usually sings on the show you should try and get some of the shows
You can feel the energy and emotions in this one here they don't make like this anymore which sad the is raw music at its highest great pick Amber and jay
I love her so much ❤
There are ALOT of reaction shows... but yours has to be the absolute best character. I love you two. Kudos. ❤
I meant the best chemistry.
Sorry
A1 choice with this song I picture whole family at night
Such a powerful voice! Buddy Guy on guitar!
❤ her bluesy voice. Check out Sugar Pie De Santos' Do the Whoopie or Rock Me Baby. She has the gravel grit in her voice.
Love her voice
First written by B.B. King, Jules Taub and Lucille Bogan and was first released by B.B. His was good. Damed good. Then Mama came around, and, well . . . . ah, yep, absolutely slayed it!!!!!
And I believe that Buddy Guy was on guitar for that version. If so, no surprise there!!!
I love Big Momma Thornton is awesome. But my favorites are Etta James, Billie Holliday and Aretha Franklin ♥️🙏🏼✝️✌🏼😎
Hound Dog was her song before it was Elvis'. It would be interesting to hear it.
Wowww
So many wonderful female singers from back then. Have to include the great Ella Fitzgerald. Hope you can react to her singing " HOW HIGH THE MOON / EPIC SCAT " .
Nothing better than a '50s jazz duet by Ella and Louis. They did Dream a Little Dream of Me long before the Mamas and the Papas.
This is closer to Chicago blues than Delta,
She used to take Buddy Guy with her as her guitarist when he was very young.
Come to Mama by Koko Taylor another great female blues singer. Peace and love.
Great song great music
Damn, that was a ride...
She was the musical mother of Janis and Elvis and worked with Johnny Ace and Muddy Waters - but interesting enough she survived them all even though she already died at the age of 57.
Great reaction, Jay and Amber! Big Mama Thornton sure does have a great voice and style though, she was a soprano. There are a lot of women who sing high notes are sopranos and a lot of men who sing high notes who are tenors. Thank you for your reactions!
Queen.
1:13 Baby #4 incoming. GET IT JAY!🤣🤣🤣
Ay, is it still fishing if they just jump into your boat? Ya damn right it is.
Without commenting on this songs' reaction: R.I.P. 🙏in remembrance to the Motown and Epic labels popular recording artist Tito Jackson who was a founding member of the 5 brothers' group the legendary "Jackson Five" who passed away yesterday.😥 He was an older brother of the famous late Michael. "Jackson Five" released a slew of chart-topping hit singles from the late 1960's and early 1970's.🎤🎸🥁🔊☮📻🎧
I/m always amazed at the differences in Amber's look, based on what she does to her hair.
Please listen to Elmore James - brilliant slide guitar
Love your reactions!!😅
Good song good reaction
Still waiting for you to play some LaVern Baker, one of the great R&B belters. Try "Saved", "Bumblebee" or "Jim Dandy".
Love Big Mama Thornton. Ball and Chain was later covered by Janis Joplin. Great stuff.
The original Fleetwood Mac line up and the Hour Glass (Greg and Duane Allman( before the Allman Bro) both did a great version of this song
great one!
Okay, now you have to do the band Over the Rhine and their song “Trouble”- you will NOT regret it and it will make Jay blush and Amber say “You go girl!”
I mean, come on! It just doesn’t get better than this!