Hound Dog Original Song
Recorded originally by big mama thornton on august 13 1952 in los angeles and released by peacock records in late february 1953 hound dog was thornton s only hit record selling over 500 000 copies spending 14 weeks in the r b charts including seven weeks at number one.
Hound dog original song. You made me feel so blue you made me weep and moan you made me feel so blue well you made me weep and moan cause i m looking for a woman all your lookin for is a home. The numerous lawsuits mainly deal with copyright infringement from the various parodies covers and copies but also address the original owner of the written material itself.
Hound dog took like twelve minutes. Before elvis sang hound dog there was big mama thornton in 1952 she recorded hound dog while working with another peacock artist johnny otis.
Willie mae big mama thornton december 11 1926 july 25 1984 was an american rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. Music video by elvis presley performing hound dog audio.
You ain t nothing but a hound dog been snoopin round the door you re just an old hound dog been snoopin round my door you can wag your tail but i ain t gonna feed you no more. This song was written by the team of jerry leiber and mike stoller and first recorded by big mama thornton in 1952 in an interview leiber explained.
Elvis presley s hound dog 1956 is one of the biggest and most instantly recognizable pop songs in history it s a song so closely associated with the king of rock and roll in fact. She was the first to record the h.
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