ROCK ME 'TILL I DON'T WANT NO MO' ! Landmarks Park in Dothan sponsored a Big Mama lecture back in July. She put Ariton on the map. From RickyStokes.com July 15 will feature Exploring Big Mama Thornton: Blues Legend of the Wiregrass Presented by Ms. Queen Ali, student, and Dr. Jeneve Brooks professor of Sociology at Troy University Dothan. This presentation explores the unique contributions of Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, the Ariton-born blues singer who first recorded “Hound Dog” (made famous by Elvis) and later wrote and recorded “Ball n’ Chain,” (popularized by Janis Joplin). It will include a discussion of Big Mama’s noted self-taught virtuosity on various instruments and will also feature performance video clips of this famous blues legend of the Wiregrass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hXoRljXZwK0