# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/big-mama-thornton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:29:58.362Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/big-mama-thornton"
name: "Big Mama Thornton"
slug: "big-mama-thornton"
description: "Willie Mae \"Big Mama\" Thornton, was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B."
tagline: "American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blues_is_a_woman_Reitz_(Big_Mama_Thornton).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1926-12-11"
deathDate: "1984-07-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1525286"
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    url:       "https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/thornton-willie-mae-big-mama-1926-1984/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump