Big Mama Thornton - The Complete Vanguard Recordings (2000)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Little Red Rooster
02. Ball And Chain Explicit
03. Jail
04. Hound Dog
05. Rock Me Baby
06. Sheriff O.E. & Me
07. Oh Happy Day

CD2
01. Rolling Stone
02. Lost City
03. Mr. Cool
04. Big Mama's New Love
05. Private Number
06. Sassy Mama
07. Everybody's Happy (But Me)

CD3
01. Good-Bye Baby
02. Gonna Leave You
03. Mixed Up Feeling
04. Special
05. Going Fishing
06. Big Mama Swings
07. Happy Me

This wonderful three-disc set brings together everything Willie Mae Thornton recorded for the folk music label in the mid-'70s. It's comprised of her two released albums from 1975, Jail and Sassy Mama, and a complete unreleased album, Big Mama Swings. Thornton was still in good voice on these sessions and while not as powerful as her Peacock sides, the production is solid and these recordings make an excellent addition to her scant discography.

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