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The first and most popular answer song to "Hound Dog" was "Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog)" (Sun 101), recorded at Sun Studios at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee on March 8, 1953, [97] just two weeks after Thornton's original version was released, [98] and even before a review of "Hound Dog" had been published in Billboard. [99] "
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), [1] was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B.. The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul described Thornton, saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound frame, and exuberant stage manner had audiences stomping their feet and shouting encouragement in R&B theaters from coast to coast from the early 1950s on".
The original "Hound Dog" song sung by Big Mama Thornton reached number 1 in 1953, and there were six answer songs in response; the most successful of these was "Bear Cat", by Rufus Thomas which reached number 3.
In 1952, the partners wrote "Hound Dog" for blues singer Big Mama Thornton, [12] which became a hit for her in 1953. [3] The 1956 Elvis Presley rock and roll version, which was a takeoff of the adaptation that Presley picked up from Freddie Bell 's lounge act in Las Vegas, [ 13 ] was an even bigger hit. [ 14 ]
"Hound Dog" (song), a 1952 song recorded by Big Mama Thornton and popularized in 1956 by Elvis Presley; Hound Dog (band), a 1980s Japanese rock band; Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975), American blues guitarist; Hound Dog, a brand of guitars of the Original Musical Instrument Company
RCA Victor producer Steve Sholes had commissioned two new songs for this batch of sessions, "Paralyzed" from Otis Blackwell and "Love Me" from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the authors of Presley's summer hit of 1956, "Hound Dog," the first record to top all three of the Billboard singles charts then in existence: Pop, R&B, and C&W. [8]
Hobbs' ode to the extra bite we are suckered into handing over when confronted with begging is so relatable that that his original video has racked up a combined 21 million views and counting on ...
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.