Hound Dog Original
Willie mae big mama thornton december 11 1926 july 25 1984 was an american rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.
Hound dog original. Music video by elvis presley performing hound dog audio. You ain t nothing but a hound dog been snoopin round my door you ain t nothing but a hound dog been snoopin round my door you can wag your tail but i ain t gonna feed.
Rare live performance from big mama thornton. The song made her a star but she didn t make any money off of it.
Before elvis sang hound dog there was big mama thornton in 1952 she recorded hound dog while working with another peacock artist johnny otis. 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.
Hound dog is a twelve bar blues song written by jerry leiber and mike stoller. The hounds are the original hunting dogs many pre dating the gun assisting hunters in their sporting group.
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. 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.
There is a great deal of diversity both behavioral and physical within this group a history of hunting assistance often being the only common bond among some of the hound breeds. She was the first to record the h.
