Big Mama's music will flow over and through you and make your feet move. Big Mama Thornton was one of the greatest Blues shouters of all time. Her music influenced the likes of Janis Joplin and Elvis, who would later cover songs originally recorded by Big Mama. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1966 she joined with the Muddy Waters Blues band to cut a classic album of down home shoutinΒ blues for Arhoolie Records.