In some ways, this classic early rock ‘n’ roll song, Hound Dog,” has become a lightning rod at the center of an unwinnable debate. It has become Big Mama Thornton against Elvis Presley. While the song ...

Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” might sound a little juvenile today but it was a game-changer in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The tune was written for another singer, and a writer of the track preferred ...

A star once said The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” was inspired by Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” She also felt the song was inspired by Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want).” Paul McCartney and ...

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 ...

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Music historian Wynne (Something in the Water) scrupulously documents how Elvis’s 1956 hit song “Hound Dog” helped catapult rock ’n’ roll “into the American cultural mainstream.” Written for and ...