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“Hound Dog”
“Hound Dog” cover
Single by Big Mama Thornton
B-side"Nightmare" [1][2]
ReleasedMarch 1953
Format78 RPM 10" single
RecordedAugust 13, 1952

Los Angeles

GenreRhythm and Blues
Length2:52
LabelPeacock Records
Writer(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ProducerJohnny Otis

"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Willie Mae ("Big Mama" Thornton ( December 11, 1926 &ndash July 25, 1984) was an American Texas blues, A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Peacock Records was a Record label started in 1949 by Don D Robey. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Johnny Otis (born John Alexander Veliotes on December 29, 1921 in Vallejo California) is an American Blues Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Willie Mae ("Big Mama" Thornton ( December 11, 1926 &ndash July 25, 1984) was an American Texas blues, Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid 1950s. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best known version. This is the version that is #19 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [3] "Hound Dog" was also recorded by 5 country singers in 1953 alone, and over 26 times through 1964. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. [4]. From the 1970's onward, the song has appeared, or is heard, as a part of the soundtrack in numerous motion pictures, most notably in blockbusters such as American Graffiti, Grease, Forrest Gump, Lilo and Stitch and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature

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Big Mama Thornton version

The blues singer Big Mama Thornton's biggest hit was Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Hound Dog," which she recorded in 1952. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Willie Mae ("Big Mama" Thornton ( December 11, 1926 &ndash July 25, 1984) was an American Texas blues, Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Thornton’s "Hound Dog" was the first record Leiber and Stoller produced themselves. They took over the session because their work had sometimes been misrepresented, and on this one they knew how they wanted the drums to sound; Johnny Otis was supposed to produce it, but they wanted him on drums. Johnny Otis (born John Alexander Veliotes on December 29, 1921 in Vallejo California) is an American Blues [5] Otis received a writing credit on all 6 of the 1953 pressings. This 1953 Peacock Records release (#1612) was number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues charts for seven weeks. Peacock Records was a Record label started in 1949 by Don D Robey. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry [6]

Thornton gave this account of how the original was created to Ralph Gleason. Ralph J Gleason (1917-1975 was an influential American Jazz and pop music critic “They were just a couple of kids, and they had this song written on the back of a paper bag. ” She added a few interjections of her own, played around with the rhythm (some of the choruses have thirteen rather than twelve bars), and had the band bark and howl like hound dogs at the end of the song. In fact, she interacts constantly in a call and response fashion during a one minute long guitar "solo" by Pete Lewis . Her vocals include lines such as: "Aw, listen to that ole hound dog howl. . OOOOoooow", "Now wag your tail", Aw, get it, get it, get it". Thornton's version is a slow, powerful, country blues.

The other musicians on this recording are Devonia Williams (piano), Albert Winston (bass), and Leard Bell (drums), and are listed as "Kansas City Bill & Orchestra". [7]

1953 Country versions

Peacock released Thornton's version in March 1953. Five versions of the song were recorded on several different labels by "country" groups the very next month (April 1953):

Bernie Lowe, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys

Bernie Lowe suspected that "Hound Dog" could potentially have greater appeal, and asked Freddie Bell of Freddie Bell and the Bellboys to rewrite the lyrics to appeal to a broader radio audience. Bernie Lowe ( November 22 1917 - September 1 1993) was an American Songwriter / Record producer / arranger Freddie Bell and the Bellboys were an American Vocal group, influential in the development of Rock and roll in the 1950s "Snoopin' round my door" was replaced with "cryin' all the time", and "You can wag your tail, but I ain't gonna feed you no more" was replaced by "You ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine. " This new version of "Hound Dog" was recorded on Lowe's Teen Records in 1955 ((TEEN 101 with "Move Me Baby" on the flip side,[2] two of four songs the group did with Lowe that year). The regional popularity of this release, along with the group's showmanship, yielded both a tour, and an engagement in the Las Vegas Sands Hotel's Silver Queen Bar. The Sands Hotel was an historic Las Vegas Strip hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. [8] [9]

Elvis Presley TV performances and recording

“Hound Dog”
“Hound Dog” cover
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side"Don't Be Cruel"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1956
Formatsingle
RecordedJuly 2, 1956, New York
GenreRock and roll
Length2:15
LabelRCA Records
Writer(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ProducerSteve Sholes (Elvis Presley)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
(1955)		"Hound Dog"
(1956)		"Blue Suede Shoes"
(1956)

Elvis Presley's first, apparently not very successful, appearance in Las Vegas, as an “extra added attraction”, was in the Venus Room of the New Frontier from April 23 through May 6, 1956. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing " I Want You I Need You I Love You " is a popular song written by Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff, and most famously performed by Elvis Presley " Blue Suede Shoes " is a Rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The term New Frontier was used by John F Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at Freddie Bell and the Bellboys were the hot act in town, and Elvis went to the Sands to take in their show. Freddie Bell and the Bellboys were an American Vocal group, influential in the development of Rock and roll in the 1950s Elvis not only enjoyed the show, but also loved their reworking of 'Hound Dog' and asked Freddie if he had any objections to him recording his own version. By May 16 Elvis had added “Hound Dog” to his live performances.

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Drummer D.J. Fontana put it this way. Dominic Joseph Fontana (born March 15 1931 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American musician best known as the Drummer for Elvis Presley for "We took that from a band we saw in Vegas, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. They were doing the song kinda like that. We went out there every night to watch them. He'd say: "Let's go watch that band. It's a good band! That's where he heard "Hound Dog", and shortly thereafter he said: "Let's try that song". " [13]

Presley first performed "Hound Dog" to a nation wide television audience on The Milton Berle Show on June 5, 1956, his second appearance with Berle. Texaco Star Theater, a comedy-variety Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This performance included the upbeat version that would later be recorded, followed by a slow, bluesy rendering. Presley's movements were energetic and exaggerated. The reactions of young women in the studio audience were enthusiastic, as shown as part of the broadcast. [14] Over 40,000,000 people saw the broadcast and the next day controversy exploded. Berle's network received many letters of protest. The various self appointed guardians of public morality attacked Elvis in the press. [15] TV critics began a merciless campaign against Elvis making statements that; Elvis "is a no talent performer", he had a "caterwalling voice and nonsense lyrics", he was an "influence on juvenile deliquency", and began using the nickname "Elvis the Pelvis".

Elvis next appeared on national television singing "Hound Dog" on the July 1 Steve Allen Show. The Steve Allen Show was an award-winning US television Variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, and Steve Allen wrote: "When I booked Elvis, I naturally had no interest in just presenting him vaudeville-style and letting him do his spot as he might in concert. Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American Instead we worked him into the comedy fabric of our program. . . We certainly didn't inhibit Elvis' then-notorious pelvic gyrations, but I think the fact that he had on formal evening attire made him, purely on his own, slightly alter his presentation. " [16] Presley wore a tuxedo and sang an abbreviated version of Hound Dog to an actual top hat-wearing basset hound. For the item of clothing see Top hat. For the fictional TUGS character see Top Hat (TUGS. The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of Dog of the Hound family

The morning after the "Steve Allen Show" performance, the studio version was recorded for RCA Victor by Elvis' regular band of Scotty Moore on lead guitar (with Elvis usually providing rhythm guitar), Bill Black on bass, D.J. Fontana on drums and backing vocals from the Jordanaires. Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (born December 27, 1931 near Gadsden Tennessee) is a legendary American Guitarist and William Patton "Bill" Black Jr ( September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American Musician. Dominic Joseph Fontana (born March 15 1931 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American musician best known as the Drummer for Elvis Presley for The Jordanaires are an American singing group formed in 1948 in Springfield Missouri. Presley recorded this version along with "Don't Be Cruel" and "Any Way You Want Me" on July 2, 1956 at RCA's New York City studio. For the Bobby Brown album see Don't Be Cruel (album. " Don't Be Cruel " is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 The City of New York The producing credit was given to RCA's Steve Sholes, however the studio recordings reveal that Elvis produced the songs (as well as most of the RCA recording sessions) himself, which is verified by the band members. Presley insisted on getting the song exactly the way he wanted it, recording 30 takes of the song before finally settling on take number 28.

Don't Be Cruel (G2WW-5936) was the flip side of the "Hound Dog" single (G2WW-5935), [17] released on July 13, 1956. For the Bobby Brown album see Don't Be Cruel (album. " Don't Be Cruel " is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Both sides of the record topped the charts independently, a rare feat. The single also topped all three extant Billboard charts: pop, country & western, and rhythm & blues, the first record in history to do so. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

On September 9, with the song topping the US charts, Presley performed an abbreviated version of "Hound Dog" on the Ed Sullivan Show hosted by Charles Laughton. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, After performing "Ready Teddy", he introduced the song with the following statement, “Friends, as a great philosopher once said. . . ” Elvis's first time on the Sullivan show was an event that drew some 60 million TV viewers. During his second Sullivan Show appearance, October 28, he introduced the song thusly (although unable to keep a straight face). “Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention please. Ah, I’d like to tell you we’re going to do a sad song for you. This song here is one of the saddest songs we’ve ever heard. It really tells a story friends. Beautiful lyrics. It goes something like this. ” He then launched into a full version of the song. Elvis was shown in full during this performance. [18] Again, Presley drew more than 60 million viewers.

Presley's "Hound Dog" sold over 4 million copies in the United States on its first release. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was his best selling single and starting in July 1956, it spent a record eleven weeks at #1. It stayed in the #1 spot until it was replaced by "Love Me Tender", also recorded by Elvis.

In March, 2005, Q magazine placed Presley's version at number 55 in its list of the Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #19 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time- the highest ranked of Presley's eleven entries. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Subsequent versions of "Hound Dog"

A partial list of “cover” versions of Hound Dog includes: [3]


Preceded by
"Heartbreak Hotel"		Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record
August 18, 1956–September 8, 1956		Succeeded by
"Don't Be Cruel"

References

  1. ^ bigmama
  2. ^ University of Mississippi - The Department of Archives and Special Collections
  3. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer A journeyman is a trader or crafter who has completed an Apprenticeship. " Heartbreak Hotel " is a Rock and roll song performed by Elvis Presley, with Bill Black ( bass) Scotty Moore ( Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Bobby Brown album see Don't Be Cruel (album. " Don't Be Cruel " is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded RollingStone. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
  4. ^ Ho (RCS Song Titles Index)
  5. ^ Classical Net Review - Clarke - The Rise and Fall of Popular Music
  6. ^ [[1]]
  7. ^ http://dram.nyu.edu/dram/note.cgi?id=1768
  8. ^ Frankie Brent
  9. ^ La Rue's, Sands, The Venetian
  10. ^ Elvis live 1956
  11. ^ http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/fron1950.htm
  12. ^ RAB Hall of Fame: Bill Black
  13. ^ Interview with D.J. Fontana
  14. ^ Elvis '56 DVD
  15. ^ Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture by Bruce Horner, Thomas Swiss page 195 ISBN 0631212647
  16. ^ Steve Allen Comedy Show
  17. ^ Elvis Presley: RCA Victor 6604
  18. ^ The Ed Sullivan Shows DVD SOFA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

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