#shonkadukurehdead #bigmamaelvis A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film "Elvis" was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, police said. The body of Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found after one of her two young children found the actress unresponsive and ran to get a neighbor, who called 9-1-1, the Metropolitan … [Read more...]
Shonka Dukureh, Big Mama Thornton, Last Emotional Moments | She Dies at 44 😭😭
Singer and actress Shonka Dukureh, who played the role of singer Big Mama Thornton in the latest released film Elvis, has died at the age of 44, officials confirmed on Thursday. Dukureh portrayed the blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the Elvis Presley biopic, which was released around the world in June. Dukureh’s performance of the song Hound Dog, which Thornton recorded in … [Read more...]