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Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is credited with "helping to spur the evolution of black R&B into rock music". [9] Brandeis University professor Stephen J. Whitfield, in his 2001 book In Search of American Jewish Culture, regards "Hound Dog" as a marker of "the success of race-mixing in music a year before the desegregation of public schools was mandated" in Brown v.
The song's lyrics refer to a man who was an "underwhelming lover" [3] whom Doja Cat feels "never deserved her attention". [4] Produced by Rogét Chahayed and Yeti Beats, it samples Shonka Dukureh's recording of the song "Hound Dog", which was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, first recorded by Big Mama Thornton (who Dukureh plays in the film) in 1952 and notably covered by Presley.
The single was released on July 13, 1956, backed with "Hound Dog". [1] Within a few weeks "Hound Dog" had risen to #2 on the Pop charts with sales of over one million. [ 2 ] Soon after it was overtaken by "Don't Be Cruel," which took #1 on all three main charts; Pop, Country , and R'n'B . [ 1 ]
Legendary songwriter Mike Stoller joins our 'Rolling Stone Music Now' podcast to explain how he and Jerry Leiber wrote "Hound Dog" for Big Mama Thornton – and what happened afterwards
Throughout his career, Elvis had several iconic performances, from playing "Hound Dog"on The Milton Berle Show in 1956 to his legendary 1968 comeback performance covered in the 2024 Netflix ...
Elvis: Day By Day – The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-42089-6; Jorgensen, Ernst (1998). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music – The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-18572-3
On June 5, 1956, Presley performed the song on The Milton Berle Show, as well as an early version of "Hound Dog" [5] that resulted in both overwhelmingly favorable audience reaction and outrage. [5] Despite the heated public controversy, the single was generally well-received, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Top 100 chart, and scoring No. 1 on ...
You can also take a tour of the customized planes that Elvis traveled in — the Hound Dog II and the Lisa Marie, named for his daughter — complete with a living room, conference room, and a ...