Big Mama Thornton By Ebony Lewis In Deep Ellum, Texas, Part Of The Blues Alley Project. Editorial Image

Pictured is a mural featuring Big Mama Thornton by Ebony Lewis in Deep Ellum, Texas, part of the Blues Alley project. The project was the idea of artists Dan and Cathryn Colcer to pay tribute to music legends of Dallas who influenced the Blues music genre. Willie Mae Thornton was born December 11, 1926 and died July 25, 1984. She was better known as Big Mama Thornton. She is an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. In 1984, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame