Talk:Big Mama Thornton

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[edit] Willie Mae or Willa Mae?

Just asking... Demf 15:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

It's Willa on her tombstone. 68.12.189.249 04:07, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, the California Death Records database says otherwise [1] Steve Pastor (talk) 22:26, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

There's also this entry in Encyclopedia of the Blues By Edward M. Komara [2]Steve Pastor (talk) 22:31, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] the first part of this article

The elaborate part about her song 'hound dog' is not something an article should start with. It's supposed to start with an introduction, summing up who she was and what she was about, right? I don't know enough about her to write a good introduction that's to the point, maybe someone else? If there's nobody, I'll do some research myself later on. Key to the city 12:59, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Laid to rest with?

This is one of those humorously ambiguous sentences that it's a treat to find sometimes (though not in an encyclopedia, free or otherwise):

Johnny Otis conducted her funeral services, and she was laid to rest in the famous Inglewood Park Cemetery, along with a number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities.

So, okay, was she buried with a lot of other notable people, or did a lot of other notable people attend the services that Johnny Otis conducted, or was she laid to rest alongside a number of notable people (who were, like, already buried there)? There *is* sort of a significant difference, y'know... rowley (talk) 21:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)