Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me

Name: Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me
Released: 2025-10-24

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·2025· 88 min

Director: Robert Clem

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, Alabama-born Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton defied the gender norms of her time to become one of the greatest blues singers of her generation. Known for her powerful voice and uncompromising style, she rose to fame with the original recording of “Hound Dog” and later wrote “Ball & Chain,” a song that gained iconic status through Janis Joplin’s rendition.

Cast

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Lynnee Denise

Charlie Musselwhite

Mike Stoller

In brief

Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me (2025) is a music, documentary film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 1h 28min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me runs 88 minutes (1h 28min).

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Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me was released in 2025.