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

2025 · 1h 28m · Robert Clem · Music · Documentary
English

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.

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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.

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1 screening · 1 cinema · Through Fri Nov 27

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Friday Fri · Nov 27 1 showtime · 1 cinema

3001 Kino

Hamburg · Schanzenstraße 75

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LD
Lynnee Denise
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
Mike Stoller
Mike Stoller

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RC
Robert Clem
Directing

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Title Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me
Year 2025
Runtime 1h 28m
Spoken Language English
Genre Music · Documentary
Director Robert Clem

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