Thornton, "Big Mama"

File — Box: 41, Folder: 15

Staff Only

Audience likes authenticity

Bay blues singer going to Europe

Big Mama due at Jazz Workshop

Big Mama the queen at Monterey

Big Mama Thornton

Big Mama Thornton at Mandrake's

Big Mama Thornton clipping

Big Mama Thornton flier

Big Mama Thornton note

Big Mama Thornton record

Blues Festival '65

Blues Festival '65 flier

Blues on Broadway

Great shows all over town

James C. Moore business card

Jazz premiere and 'Blues all the way'

Jazz rap

Letter from Barry Olivier to Big Mama Thornton

Mama Willie Mae Thornton: 'The Blues satisfies the ear'

Memo from Barry Olivier

Note

One of the great Blues singer

Racism: the acid that disfigures black artists

Really big show coming

Rhythm and blues at the Cabale

Spirituals with Handy and Mama

Willie Mae Thornton due Tuesday

Working out with Big Mama

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection has been digitized and can be viewed here: Berkeley Folk Music Festival.

The Berkeley Folk Music Festival Archive consists of some 30,000 items, including photographs of over two hundred folk artists and groups, general photographs of Berkeley Folk Music Festivals from 1957-1970, tapes, press clippings, correspondence, publicity information on various performers, and posters and flyers from most of the festivals held during this period. Included are some photographs and posters from other area music festivals.