Hound Dog

About Hound Dog

"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. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid 1950s. 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. "Hound Dog" was also recorded by 5 country singers in 1953 alone, and over 26 times through 1964. .

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About this song

Credited to

Elvis Presley

Album

Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music: 100 Originals from the 50s & 60s · Track 33 of 51

Released

February 26, 2016

Duration

2:17

Ranking

#2 most played Elvis Presley track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

856,341 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music: 100 Originals from the 50s & 60s