Big Mama Thorton Concert History

Her introduction to music, as with many fellow blues legends, started in the Baptist church. The daughter of a minister, she and her six siblings began to sing at a very early age. While still a child, Willie Mae taught herself to play the drums and harmonica, and by the age of 14, she had run away from home to make her career in secular music.

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Aug 27, 1981	B.B. King / Bobby “Blue” Bland / Big Mama Thorton Photos	Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts	Vienna, Virginia, United States
Aug 01, 1971	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton Photos	Paramount Theatre	Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 19, 1967 – Sep 24, 1967	big brother& the holding company / janis joplin / Big Mama Thorton Photos Setlists	The Golden Bear	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Apr 28, 1967 – Apr 29, 1967	Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Big Mama Thorton / The Weeds Photos	California Hall	San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 06, 1967	Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead Photos	Freeborn Hall, University of California, Davis
Sep 11, 1966	Jefferson Airplane / Jon Hendricks Trio / Elvin Jones / Joe Henderson Quartet / Big Mama Thorton / Denny Zeitlin Trio / The Great Society / The Wildflower Photos	The Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco, California, United States

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big brother& the holding company / janis joplin / Big Mama Thorton on Sep 19, 1967 [343-small]

big brother& the holding company / janis joplin / Big Mama Thorton
Sep 19 - 24, 1967
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead on Jan 6, 1967 [947-small]

Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead
Jan 6, 1967
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Big Mama Thorton / The Weeds on Apr 28, 1967 [453-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Big Mama Thorton / The Weeds
Apr 28 - 29, 1967
San Francisco, California, United States
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Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead on Jan 6, 1967 [075-small]

Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead
Jan 6, 1967
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B.B. King / Bobby “Blue” Bland / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 27, 1981 [162-small]

B.B. King / Bobby “Blue” Bland / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 27, 1981
Vienna, Virginia, United States
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Jefferson Airplane / Jon Hendricks Trio / Elvin Jones / Joe Henderson Quartet / Big Mama Thorton / Denny Zeitlin Trio / The Great Society / The Wildflower on Sep 11, 1966 [618-small]

Jefferson Airplane / Jon Hendricks Trio / Elvin Jones / Joe Henderson Quartet / Big Mama Thorton / Denny Zeitlin Trio / The Great Society / The Wildflower
Sep 11, 1966
San Francisco, California, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [237-small]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [245-small]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [246-small]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [247-small]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [258-small]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton
Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Big Mama Thorton on Aug 1, 1971 [355-small]

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Aug 1, 1971
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Genres:

Jazz

Folk

Blues

Female Vocalists

R&B

Electric Blues

Rhythm And Blues

Soul Blues

Classic Blues

Acoustic Blues

Traditional Blues

Texas Blues

Harmonica Blues

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Concerts Per Year:

1981	1 concert
1971	1 concert
1967	3 concerts
1966	1 concert

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