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.
These are photos from concerts where Big Mama Thorton played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
big brother& the holding company / janis joplin / Big Mama Thorton Sep 19 - 24, 1967 Huntington Beach, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Big Mama Thorton / The Weeds Apr 28 - 29, 1967 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Big Mama Thorton / The Grateful Dead Jan 6, 1967 Davis, California, United States Uploaded by Alleyonemusic
