Big Mama Thorton - Savoy Club - 1966

Back in 1966, Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton played for two nights in Richmond, CA on Saturday March 26 th at Masonic Temple and on Sunday March 27th at Savoy Club. The poster shows a classic headshot of Thornton and lists recent releases from the "Duke Recording Artist, "Summer Time", "Truth Will Come To Light"" and "You Just A Old Hound Dog". Willie Mae Thornton's biggest hit was "Hound Dog", a no.1 hit on the Billboard R&B charts in 1953. Elvis Presley's version of the song was recorded and released three years later and sold three million copies.