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This Day in Black History: Dec. 11, 1926
This Day in Black History: Dec. 11, 1926
Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton born in Montgomery, Alabama.
Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Her monster smash hit, “Hound Dog,” which would be re-recorded by Elvis Presley, topped Billboard's R&B charts for seven weeks in 1953.
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