Use the iGoogle page for my home page. Actually use about:blank for the home page because it is fast but go to iGoogle whenever possible. Even though it is slow to load on my old Dell Optimax, it is worth the wait. Get to do a little spider solitaire while it loads. One of the widgets on iGoogle is “Daily History”. And through it I went to music history for this date and found that on this date in 1956, “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton was first released. Well, you could have pushed me over with a feather 'cause I thought immediately of The King. Never heard of Big Mama which means go straight to YouTube and Wikipedia. Fascinating and great music.
So, for you Texas blues lovers, and you know who you are, here is some Big Mama:
What they call blues these days just is not the same, is it, Ron? Do you think it is because singers these days do not suffer enough to be real blues singers?
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Big Mama Thornton must have had a big influence on Elvis. However, she wasn't as pretty.
Interesting to think about what it is that made him such a part of American history. What is the equation for charisma?
I really enjoyed Big Mama Thornton's blues.