“Hound Dog” co-writer Mike Stoller has refuted claims that Elvis Presley’s version of the classic rock’n’roll song was stolen from Big Mama Thornton. In an interview with Brain Hiatt for Rolling Stone ...

As one of its public offerings in celebration of the arts and humanities, “Kaleidoscope” presents a lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m. by Ben Wynne on his book “Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Thornton, Elvis, and ...

Oh, rock me, Elvis Dog. As we shimmy toward next summer`s 10th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, we can expect to see a lot more objets d`art on the order of the electronically musical hound ...

Elvis Presley sings “Hound Dog” on ‘The Steve Allen Show’ on July 1, 1956 | NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The performance on The Steve Allen Show was a big one for the music star.

Denise Eileen Garrett was only 3 years old when her family moved to Flint, Mich., from Memphis, Tenn. This was long before she became Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz-vocal superhero — to say nothing of a ...

Today, 64 years ago, on August 13, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton recorded "Hound Dog" a twelve note blues song that would make an undeniable mark on music history. It ...

"Vegas" is the first song released by the rapper and singer since her June 2021 hit album Planet Her, which was nominated for several Grammys Doja Cat is adding to the excitement for the upcoming ...