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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:musical_artist
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940s–1980s
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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gptkb:1980s
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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1940s
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:The_Blues_Is_a_Woman
gptkb:Live_at_the_Apollo
gptkb:The_Complete_Recordings
Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band
Sassy Blues
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Johnny_Otis
gptkb:The_Muddy_Waters_Band
gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
gptkb:Big_Joe_Williams
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Etta_James
gptkb:Little_Walter
gptkb:The_Muddy_Waters_Blues_Band
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Blues_Music_Award
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Blues_Music_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birth_date
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December 11, 1926
1926-12-11
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gptkbp:birth_name
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gptkb:Willie_Mae_Thornton
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Big_Joe_Williams
gptkb:Koko_Taylor
gptkb:Buddy_Guy
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gptkbp:contribution
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pioneering female blues artist
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced female musicians
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gptkbp:death_date
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July 25, 1984
1984-07-25
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:The_Fishin'_Hole
gptkb:You_Ain't_Nothin'_But_a_Hound_Dog
gptkb:Hound_Dog
gptkb:Love_Me_Tender
gptkb:The_Sky_Is_Crying
stage presence
powerful voice
You Don't Love Me
I Ain't No Quitter
Ball and Chain
singing and songwriting
They Call Me Big Mama
I Smell a Rat
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
My Man Is a Mean Man
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gptkbp:famous_song
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gptkb:Hound_Dog
Ball and Chain
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gptkbp:genre
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Rhythm and blues
Chicago blues
blues
rock and roll
R& B
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Big Mama Thornton
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Tina_Turner
gptkb:Albert_King
gptkb:John_Lee_Hooker
gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:The_Doors
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Koko_Taylor
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Freddie_King
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Jimmy_Reed
gptkb:Janis_Joplin
gptkb:Buddy_Guy
gptkb:Etta_James
gptkb:Johnny_Winter
gptkb:Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II
gptkb:Otis_Rush
gptkb:Little_Walter
gptkb:Keb'_Mo'
gptkb:Lightnin'_Hopkins
gptkb:Magic_Sam
gptkb:Howlin'_Wolf
gptkb:T-Bone_Walker
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:rock_music
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Ma_Rainey
gptkb:Bessie_Smith
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gptkbp:instrument
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vocals
harmonica
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Hound_Dog
powerful voice
her rendition of ' Hound Dog'
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering female blues artist
influential figure in blues music
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_album
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gptkb:Big_Mama_Thornton_Sings_the_Blues
Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Monterey_Pop_Festival
gptkb:Newport_Jazz_Festival
gptkb:San_Francisco_Blues_Festival
gptkb:Chicago_Blues_Festival
gptkb:Cleveland_Blues_Festival
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Sweet_Sixteen
gptkb:Hound_Dog
Ball and Chain
They Call Me Big Mama
I Smell a Rat
My Man Is a Jerk
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Hound_Dog
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Singer
gptkb:songwriter
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:Monterey_Pop_Festival
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:RCA_Records
gptkb:Mercury_Records
gptkb:Arhoolie_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_in
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Ball and Chain
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gptkbp:recording_location
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:song
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gptkb:Wang_Dang_Doodle
gptkb:Don't_Let_the_Sun_Catch_You_Crying
gptkb:You_Ain't_Nothin'_But_a_Hound_Dog
gptkb:I_Can't_Stop
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_to_Be_Alone
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_to_Talk_About_It
gptkb:Rock_Me_Baby
gptkb:Sweet_Sixteen
gptkb:Big_Mama's_Blues
gptkb:I_Can't_Stop_Loving_You
gptkb:I_Can't_Help_Myself
gptkb:I_Got_a_Feeling
gptkb:I_Can't_Help_It
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_to_Lose_You
gptkb:Love_Me_Tender
gptkb:I_Can't_Stand_It
gptkb:I_Wish_I_Knew_How_It_Would_Feel_to_Be_Free
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_to_Be_Your_Friend
gptkb:I_Want_to_Be_Your_Man
I Love You More Than You Know
I Can't Get You Out of My Mind
I Can't Wait Any Longer
You Can't Catch Me
I Ain't No Fool
I Want to Be Your Girl
They Call Me Big Mama
I Don't Want to See You Again
I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore
I Don't Want No Man
I Smell a Rat
I Don't Want to Be Your Girl
I Don't Want to Be Your Lover
My Man Is a Jive Turkey
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:style
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Chicago blues
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gptkbp:website
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bigmamathornton.com
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gptkbp:years_active
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1940s–1980s
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Janis_Joplin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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