Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me (2025)
88 min
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, Alabama-born Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton defied the gender norms of her time to become one of the greatest blues singers of her generation. Known for her powerful voice and uncompromising style, she rose to fame with the original recording of “Hound Dog” and later wrote “Ball & Chain,” a song that gained iconic status through Janis Joplin’s rendition.
- Release date
- October 24, 2025
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lynnee Denise as Self
- Charlie Musselwhite as Self
- Mike Stoller as Self
Crew
- Big Mama Thornton · Archive footage
- Robert Clem · Director
- Robert Clem · Producer
- Robert Clem · Cinematographer
- J. Alan Hostetter · Cinematographer