It was covered by Big Mama Thorton 1st. In Her version , it was a much slowed down & bluesy. Elvis took a pretty big number of songs like this & turned them into Rock & Roll songs. Like "When my blue moon turns to gold" and others.
not written by elvis...he was not a songwriter, only a recording artist.
"Hound Dog" is a classic example of 12-bar blues. The song has two verses, which are repeated multiple times throughout the song in alternating order, sometimes punctuated by instrumental solos.
Probably the quintessential Elvis song which is partly C&W ( as are many Elvis songs) rhe familiar Hound Dog!
The first album Hound Dog appeared on is: LPM-1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1957) elvisrecords.us/lpm-1707-elvis-golden-records/ Side 1. Track 1. Another rendition of Hound Dog appeared on LPM-4088 Elvis (1968) (aka Elvis' TV Special, Elvis' Comeback Special, Elvis' NBC-TV Special, or Elvis.) elvisrecords.us/lpm-4088-elvis/
Don't Be Cruel AND Hound Dog since they were on the same 45rpm - Elvis Presley
not written by elvis...he was not a songwriter, only a recording artist.
The song "Hound Dog" was written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller and was originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. However, the best known remake was done by Elvis Presley in 1956. Elvis Presley's version is #19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. Although, Elvis Presley's version of "Hound Dog" is not blues one of the other many versions is blues. " Hound Dog" is the biggest selling blues song of all time.
"Hound Dog" is a classic example of 12-bar blues. The song has two verses, which are repeated multiple times throughout the song in alternating order, sometimes punctuated by instrumental solos.
Elvis recorded Hound Dog at RCA Studio 1, New York on July 2, 1956.
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Probably the quintessential Elvis song which is partly C&W ( as are many Elvis songs) rhe familiar Hound Dog!
No. It was Jerry Leiber
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The first album Hound Dog appeared on is: LPM-1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1957) elvisrecords.us/lpm-1707-elvis-golden-records/ Side 1. Track 1. Another rendition of Hound Dog appeared on LPM-4088 Elvis (1968) (aka Elvis' TV Special, Elvis' Comeback Special, Elvis' NBC-TV Special, or Elvis.) elvisrecords.us/lpm-4088-elvis/
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