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EPISODE 101: R&B: Making A Hit With “Big Mama” Thornton & Johnny Otis By cover art

EPISODE 101: R&B: Making A Hit With “Big Mama” Thornton & Johnny Otis

By: Double Elvis Productions
Narrated by: St. Vincent
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  • The groundwork for rock and roll is laid in post-WW2 America, as big band jazz converges with blues, strips down the instrumentation, and adds attitude. Empresario Johnny Otis helps a wild singer named “Big Mama” Thornton capture lightning on tape with the R&B hit “Hound Dog”, before it becomes a rock and roll smash for Elvis Presley. Thornton later connects with Muddy Waters, whose own electric moment in Chicago helped the formation of R&B.
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Los matices del rock

Claro y fácil de escuchar sin dejar de ser analítico. Muy entretenido y estupendamente narrado.

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Bringing the past back to life

With fantastic research and a sensitive, dynamic performance the story of music legends are honored.

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Sweet genius

This podcast is so in the pocket I get a little giddy listening, and for no reason. Just sweet genius. The soundtrack, the beautiful voice, and the casually fascinating descriptions breathing life into a dusty past. My new fav.

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