From People
The 44-year-old actress and singer died from natural causes of "hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease," according to a report from Tennessee's Davidson County Medical Examiner's office, obtained by PEOPLE.
Hypertension is more commonly known as high blood pressure. Atherosclerosis describes the "thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery," according to John Hopkins Medical.
The real Big Mama Thorton.
