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[183] According to another schoolmate, Elvis' favorite r'n'b song was "Bear Cat (the Answer to Hound Dog)" by Rufus Thomas, a hero of Presley's. The News. Hound Dog Lyrics: You ain't nothing but a hound dog / Crying all the time / You ain't nothing but a hound dog / Crying all the time / Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit / And you ain't no friend "[45] On October 7, 1965, Thornton's live performance of "Hound Dog" with Eddie Boyd and Buddy Guy at American Folk Blues Festival '65 in Hamburg, Germany, is recorded and released subsequently by Fontana Records on an album American Folk Blues Festival '65 (Fontana 681 529 TL) with other artists.[45][62]. "[230] However, what Stoker did not realize was that Presley wanted to record the version he saw in Las Vegas by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys that he had been performing since May. [8] Brandeis University professor Stephen J. Whitefield, in his 2001 book In Search of American Jewish Culture, regards "Hound Dog" as significant, as it "marked the success of race-mixing in music a year before the desegregation of public schools was mandated"[18] in Brown v. Board of Education. [206] It became the standard closer until the late 1960s. [293] Several parodies emphasized the cross-cultural appeal of Presley's record. Arizona Benefit Concert". We had (Big) Mama Thornton's record on 'Hound Dog', since she had a record on that. By August 18, 1956, Peacock Records re-released Big Mama Thornton's original recording of "Hound Dog", backing it with "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (Peacock 5-1612),[56] but it failed to chart. CORP. v. ELVIS PRESLEY MUSIC", "From the Mouths of Babes: Protecting Child Authors From Themselves", "Opinion, Valjo Music vs. Elvis Presley Music in US District Court, Southern District of New York, December 4, 1957". "[6] According to Leiber, as soon as they reached the parking lot and Stoller's 1937 Plymouth, "I was beating out a rhythm we called the 'buck dance' on the roof of the car. [190], Elvis next appeared on national television singing "Hound Dog" on The Steve Allen Show on July 1. View the lyrics of HOUND DOG by Sha Na Na from Grease [1978] (movie). Billboard ranked it as the number two song for 1956. Roy Brewer, "The Use of Habanera Rhythm in Rockabilly Music". The commercial success of Presley's 1956 RCA version of "Hound Dog" precipitated a proliferation of cover versions, answer songs, and parodies. So when we get to the theater they was blasting it. [339] On December 4, 1957, Federal Court Judge Archie O. Dawson dismissed Valjo's claim in the New York Federal Court,[340][341][342] on the basis that Otis was "unworthy of belief", that he admitted forging Leiber and Stoller's signatures on a declaration to third-party publisher Lion Music, that Leiber and Stoller were underage at the time, and that Otis had signed a release to any claims for $750. And she was mean, a 'lady bear,' as they used to call 'em. So I goes up in the operating room, I say, 'Do you mind playing that again?' Fragrance. [96] As a result, Chess Records withdrew Brim's "Rattlesnake" from sale. Their lips are lyin', only real is real [181][182] Ron Smith, a schoolfriend of Presley's, says he remembers Elvis singing along to a version by Tommy Duncan (lead singer for the classic lineup of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys). We got a lovin' thing, we gotta feed it right Como Dois Animais (Like Two Animals) According to the findings of the court in Valjo Music Publishing Corporation v. Elvis Presley Music: "Thereafter Otis, in apparent disregard of the contracts both with Spin Music Inc. and plaintiff, arranged to have 'Hound Dog' published by Lion Music Publishing Company of Houston, Texas, and released by its affiliate Peacock Records. "[252] Albin J. Zak III, Professor of Music at the State University of New York, Albany, in his inaugural American Musicological Society/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame lecture, "'A Thoroughly Bad Record': Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog' as Rock and Roll Manifesto", in October 2011 asserted: "In retrospect … we can recognize defining moments of crystallization … The record was widely scorned by music industry veterans and high-pop aficionados, yet in its rude enthusiasm it represents an emphatic assertion of aesthetic principle at the dawn of rock and roll. But it was as much her appearance as her blues style that influenced the writing of 'Hound Dog' and the idea that we wanted her to growl it. "New Hound Dog" (Big Town 116) by Frank "Dual Trumpeter" Motley and His Motley Crew, with vocals provided by, Los Rogers (in Spanish, as "El Twist Del Perro") (1961); (Dog Twist), Aurelio Morata (in Spanish, as "Perra Boba"), "Mr. Hound Dog's in Town" recorded on March 18 by Blues shouter. "[42], On March 7, 1953, "Hound Dog" was advertised in Billboard, and reviewed positively on March 14, 1953, as a new record to watch, described as "a wild and exciting rhumba blues" with "infectious backing that rocks all the way". Recorded originally by Big Mama Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, spending 14 weeks in the R&B charts, including seven weeks at number one. "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. 11.5. [143][144] Described as a "stomping uptempo boogie rocker",[145] it began: "You ain't nothin' but a Play Girl / Staying out all night long". "Who's gonna run the session?" On September 9, 1956, with the song topping several U.S. charts, Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show (hosted that evening by Charles Laughton). 2:21; Cindy Bullens - Freddy, My Love. "The kids are gonna run a recording session?" [328] In court, Otis claimed that he had done so because he had learned that the defendants were legally infants at the time of the original contracts in 1952, and would, therefore, disaffirm any contract that they had with him. He had a cigarette in his mouth that was burning his left eye, and he started to play the song."[17]. This is a 40th-anniversary vinyl LP pressing of Grease (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). [198] It was later included on Bell's 1957 album, Rock & Roll…All Flavors (Mercury Records MG 20289).[199][200]. In fact, I encouraged him to record it. … It was just … it was just there. USDA C1, NSF registered. They had a piano player [Russ Conti] who stood up and played – and the way he did his legs they looked like rubber bands bending back and forth. "Parts of it weren't really acceptable. Presley first added "Hound Dog" to his live performances at the New Frontier Hotel. After Berle's show, Ed Sullivan, whose variety show was one of television's most popular, declared that he would never hire Presley. "Ladder of Best Sellers From King and Federal Records". [5] In an interview in Rolling Stone in April 1990, Stoller said: "She was a wonderful blues singer, with a great moaning style. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. By . [10], Agreeing with Robert Fink, who claims that "Hound Dog" as performed by Presley was intended as a "witty multiracial piece of sygnifyin' humor, troping off white overreactions to a black sexual innuendo",[164] Freya Jarman-Ivens asserts that "Presley's version of 'Hound Dog' started its life as a blackface comedy", in the manner of Al Jolson, but more especially "African-American performers with a penchant for 'clowning' – Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Jordan. It's just a cryin' shame "Hound Dog" has been recorded more than 250 times. You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine They said you were high class, honey that was just a lie Called you all high class, that was just a lie You ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine "[254], Presley's "Hound Dog" sold over 4 million copies in the United States on its first release. [186] The Latin riff form that was used in Presley's "Hound Dog" was known as "Habanera rhythm," which is a Spanish and African-American musical beat form. Instead we worked him into the comedy fabric of our program … We certainly didn't inhibit Elvis' then-notorious pelvic gyrations, but I think the fact that he had on formal evening attire made him, purely on his own, slightly alter his presentation. Silence. According to Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, Thornton's "Hound Dog" was the first record that Leiber and Stoller produced themselves, taking over from bandleader Johnny Otis. [329] When the song was copyrighted initially on September 9, 1952, words and music were credited to Don Deadric Robey and Willie Mae Thornton, with Lion Publishing Co. identified as the registered publisher. "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. [346], Despite the Court's findings, Otis continued to claim that he wrote the third verse and rewrote some of the lyrics in the second verse[347][348]—including adding "You made me feel so bad. Quit snoopin' 'round my door In most cases where we are attributed with rock and roll, it's misleading, because what we did is usually the original record—which is R&B—and some other producer (and a lot of them are great) covered our original record."[241]. And she looked at me like looks could kill and said—and this was when I found out I was white—'White boy, don't you be tellin' me how to sing the blues. "[53][54] In 1984, she told Rolling Stone, "Didn't get no money from them at all. Grease was a huge success as a Broadway musical prior to hitting the big screen in 1978. [328] Similarly, on August 30, 1952, Leiber and Stoller signed a contract with Spin Music Inc.—another publishing company in which Otis held an interest—assigning it certain rights to "Hound Dog" and some other songs in exchange for royalties to be divided equally between Leiber, Stoller, and Otis. "I was going to the theater and I just turned the radio on in the car and the man said, 'Here's a record that's going nationwide: 'Hound Dog' by Willie Mae Thornton.' Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll", and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in February 2013. Bulletin. "[312] On the prior page, Peacock Records placed an advertisement promoting Thornton's release as "The Original Version of 'Hound Dog'", warning: "Beware of Imitations – Follow the Leader for Good Results" before reminding the reader: "The Original – The Best". Why don't they understand? Available Package Sizes. [197] In May 1956, two months before Presley's release, Bell re-recorded a more frantic version of the song for the Mercury label;[91] however, it was not released as a single until 1957. 'Hound Dog' just took off like a jet. Letra de Summer Nights. In later years Big Mama Thornton's version was covered by such artists as: the Dirty Blues Band on their 1968 album Dirty Blues Band; Etta James; Robert Palmer; and Macy Gray. That was it. [102] Despite his reluctance to record the song and his reservations about the band assembled by Phillips, Thomas "threw himself into the song with the same brash charm that he brought to all his performances, complete with yowls, growls, and fervent imprecations". It's Raining on Prom Night: 8. My basset hound loves these! Hound Dog Concrete Cleaner (Powdered) A highly effective blend of detergents, alkali builders, emulsifiers and solvents for fast removal of dirt, grime and grease. "[14] R&B expert George A. Moonoogian concurs, calling it "a biting and scathing satire in the double-entendre genre" of 1950s rhythm and blues. By the end of 1953, at least six "answer songs" that responded to 'Big Mama' Thornton's original version of "Hound Dog" were released. Born to Hand Jive Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Performed by Sha-Na-Na. Grease for Peace: The Best of Sha Na Na 18 Songs More by Sha Na Na. "[223][224] As Allen was notoriously contemptuous of rock 'n' roll music and songs such as "Hound Dog", he smirkingly presented Elvis "with a roll that looks exactly like a large roll of toilet paper with, says Allen, the 'signatures of eight thousand fans,'"[225] and the singer had to wear a tuxedo while singing an abbreviated version of "Hound Dog" to an actual top hat-wearing Basset Hound. "[178] Presley was aware of and appreciated Big Mama Thornton's original recording of "Hound Dog",[180] and had a copy in his personal record collection. Grease Soundtrack Miscellaneous Hound Dog Performed by Sha-Na-Naby: You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine They said you were high class, honey that was just a lie [36] Puerto Rican bass player Mario Delagarde is credited with adding "a jazz-based rhythm. Make sure your selection
[170] In June 1984 music researcher and historian George A. Moonoogian also "found a stylistic similarity" between Frank "Dual Trumpeter" Motley & His Crew's 1954 number "New Hound Dog" (Big Town 116) and Bell's 1955 Teen Records release of "Hound Dog". 1?" [97] It became both Thomas' and Sun Records' first hit,[104] More than 5,000 copies were ordered in the first days by distributors, and by mid-April it had charted nationally, eventually reaching number three on the R&B charts. Cannot annotate a non-flat selection. [346] In 2000, Otis claimed: "Leiber and Stoller brought me the song, 'Hound Dog,'" Otis recalls, of the time he produced Big Mama Thornton's recording of what was to become an R&B, and then rock 'n' roll, classic. "[193] When asked about "Hound Dog", Presley's drummer D. J. Fontana admitted: "We took that from a band we saw in Vegas, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. The court also noted: "Otis signed not only his name but also signed—or perhaps forged—the names of Stoller and Leiber to it. I put the dough in the fridge for about 10-20 minutes and then took it out pressed the dough into a cookie sheet and then used cookie cutters to make Christmas trees and stars. [159] Additionally, they replaced "Snoopin' 'round my door" with "cryin' all the time". In 1988, Presley's original 1956 RCA recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rock' N Roll Party Queen. If you wish, you can make alterations to the ratios. [187] However, "because of audience dissatisfaction, low attendance, and unsavory behavior by underage fans", the booking was reduced to one week. "[7] Using a "black slang expression referring to a man who sought a woman to take care of him",[8] the song's opening line, "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog", was a euphemism, said Leiber[6] The song, a Southern blues lament,[9] is "the tale of a woman throwing a gigolo out of her house and her life":[10], You ain't nothin' but a hound dog John Winston Ono Lennon. Merna Oliver, "Eugene Jackson, 84; Child Actor Starred in 'Our Gang'", "Singles Discography for Quality Records - CA - K series", "Frank (Dual Trumpet) Motley And His Crew* - New Hound Dog", "45 Discography for Imperial Records 5000 series", "93 Scotty Moore interview by Kevin Woods", "45 Discography for Mercury Records – OZ – 45000 series", "Mercury Album Discography, Part 5: MG-20200 to MG-20399 Main Popular Music Series", "Interview with D.J. And Leiber replied: '"No. Robert Fink, "Elvis Everywhere: Musicology and Popular Music Studies at the Twilight of the Canon", in Roger Beebe, Denise Fulbrook, Ben Saunders, ed., Rock Over the Edge: Transformations in Popular Music Culture (Duke University Press, 2002) p. 97. Lalo "Pancho Lopez" Guerrero, the father of Chicano music,[294] released a parody version in 1956 entitled "Pound Dog" (L&M LM1002) about a chihuahua. Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is credited with "helping to spur the evolution of black R&B into rock music". We had done the thing, ("Hound Dog"). "Sure," I said. p. 64. "[263] "Never one to take himself too seriously, Elvis joked with the crowd about the old days and the old songs. I had half the publishing rights and one third of the song-writing.