Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - 1966

“My singing comes from experience. My own experience. My own feeling. I got my own feelings for everything.”

This 1966 session finds singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton backed by Muddy Waters’s superb blues band. Although the session was recorded without the benefit of a rehearsal, Big Mama’s passion and the band’s innate musical abilities are on full display. The liner notes include comments by noted jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason.

Track Listing

101	I'm Feeling Alright	Big Mama Thornton	03:01
102	Sometimes I Have a Heartache	Big Mama Thornton	03:49
103	Black Rat (Take 4)	Big Mama Thornton	02:52
104	Life Goes On	Big Mama Thornton	03:28
105	Everything Gonna Be Alright	Big Mama Thornton	05:05
106	Big Mama's Bumble Bee	Big Mama Thornton	04:13
107	Gimme a Penny (Take 6)	Big Mama Thornton	04:38
108	Looking the World Over	Big Mama Thornton	02:12
109	I Feel the Way I Feel	Big Mama Thornton	05:05
110	Guide Me Home	Big Mama Thornton	04:23
111	Black Rat (Take 2)	Big Mama Thornton	02:52
112	Wrapped Tight	Big Mama Thornton	03:19
113	Gimme a Penny (Take 5)	Big Mama Thornton	03:59
114	Big Mama's Shuffle	Big Mama Thornton	03:38
115	Since I Fell For You	Big Mama Thornton	04:32
116	I'm Feeling Alright (Fast Version)	Big Mama Thornton	02:27
117	Big Mama's Blues (My Love)	Big Mama Thornton	04:08