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Elvis Presley - Hound Dog Blues in C - Slow Change G|-------------------------------------- D|-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-----2--5-- A|--3--------3--------3--------3-------- E|-------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-----------------------2--5-----2--5-----------------------2--5----- A|-----0--3-----0--3--3--------3-----------2--5-----0--3--3--------3-- E|--1--------1--------------------------3--------1--------------------
About Hound Dog (song) : Big Mama Thornton recorded the song on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles . "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, including seven weeks at number one . Elvis Presley's version was his best-selling version of the song . The song is ranked 19 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . "Hound Dog" has been at the center of several lawsuits . The song has been featured in numerous films, including Grease, Forrest Gump, Lilo & Stitch, A Few Good Men, Hounddog . It was released in 1953. The genre is blues. The track was release in 1953. Hound Dog (song) has a significant contribution from artist(s) Jerry Leiber,Mike Stoller.
About Big Mama Thornton - Willie Mae Thornton was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" Thornton's biggest hit in 1952, stayed at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953 . Thornton's other recordings included the original version of "Ball and Chain", which she wrote . Thornton's birth certificate states that she was born in Ariton, Alabama . She was introduced to music in a Baptist church, where her father was a minister and her mother a singer . She and her six siblings began singing at early ages . Thornton's career began to take off when she moved to Houston in 1948 . In 1951 she signed a recording contract with Peacock Records . She recorded "Hound Dog", the first record produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller . Big Mama Thornton's most popular songs include - Hound Dog,Ball and Chain. Big Mama Thornton's music is influenced by genre(s) - rhythm and blues , texas blues.
