Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog and Down Home Shakedown

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies.

Unique Blues in two parts of a live show in 1965: In the first part Big Mama Thornton sings the Hound Dog and In the 2nd part, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton, and Dr Ross play the Down Home Shakedown harmonica.