Her vocals include lines such as: "Aw, listen to that ole hound dog howl … OOOOoooow", "Now wag your tail", and "Aw, get it, get it, get it". For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. All the irony and sarcasm of the original is captured in the answer, even the sexuality: "You can purr, pretty kitty, but I ain't gonna rub you no more. Shortly after her death in 1977, Crawford’s adopted daughter Christina published “Mommie Dearest,” a memoir detailing her mother’s alleged abusive nature, alcoholism and neuroses. "[191][192] Presley's guitarist Scotty Moore recalled: "When we heard them perform that night, we thought the song would be a good one for us to do as comic relief when we were on stage. While at university he met Arthur Hallam, and the two became close friends. It has been 12 years since you were tragically taken from us, yet you are in our every heartbeat, every breath, and every smile. CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): This report honors J. C. R. Licklider for his contributions to computer science research and education in this country. She was born January 12, 1931, and was the beloved wife... Age 87, of Plum, formerly of Leechburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. [239] Both sides of the record topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts alongside "Don't Be Cruel", while "Hound Dog" on its own merit topped the country & western and rhythm & blues charts and peaked at number two on Billboard's main pop chart, the Top 100. If a 60-year-old teacher has a 20-year-old student and that student at 60 takes on a 20-year-old student, we’re only ten steps from Shakespeare himself. In memoriam, a eulogy in tribute to Arna Pedersen. Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, and Ward Gaines. Jonathan Wingate, "On Stage with Elvis" (Interview with Scotty Moore), "Elvis Presleys National TV Appearances In The 1950s: Elvis Articles – 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club", "RCS Label Shot for RCA Victor (N.J.) 6604", "Elvis Presley – Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog – RCA Victor – USA – 47-6604", "Interview With Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller", "Before Elvis, 'Big Mama' Thornton: 'Hound Dog'". 1 June 2020 • In Memoriam . [184] It was Freddie Bell and the Bellboys' performance of the song (with Bell's amended lyrics) that influenced Presley's decision to perform, and later record and release, his own version: "Elvis's version of 'Hound Dog' (1956) came about, not as an attempt to cover Thornton's record, but as an imitation of a parody of her record performed by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys … The words, the tempo, and the arrangement of Elvis' 'Hound Dog' come not from Thornton's version of the song, but from the Bellboys'. "[72], Within a month of the release of Thornton's "Hound Dog", the following six country cover versions of the song—all credited erroneously to Leiber-Stoller (or Stroller [sic])-Otis—were released on several different labels by white artists:[13], On February 24, 1954, The Cozy Cole All Stars recorded an instrumental version, "Hound Dog Special" (MGM 11794), a "spend off [sic] of Willie Mae Thornton's" version.[93]. [45] Debuting in the charts on March 28, 1953,[23] it spent fourteen weeks on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues charts,[46] seven of them at number one. Thornton claims that she added a few interjections of her own, played around with the rhythm (some of the choruses have thirteen rather than twelve bars), and had the band bark and howl like hound dogs at the end of the song: "I started to sing the words and join in some of my own. "(You Ain't Nothin' But A Female) Hound Dog" (King 45-1212) recorded by Vocalist Charlie Gore and guitarist Louis Innis on March 22 for King Records on March 22. "[21] In an interview with music writer Ralph J. Gleason, Thornton said: "They were just a couple of kids, and they had this song written on the back of a paper bag." [155][201] Ace Collins indicates that "Far from being the frenetic, hard-driving song that he would eventually record, Elvis' early live renditions of 'Hound Dog' usually moved pretty slowly, with an almost burlesque feel. "Recording Companies In Law Suit Over 'Hound Dog'". Lion then arranged for a contract with Leiber and Stoller alone for the publishing rights. "Hound Dog" has been recorded more than 250 times. [229] Gordon Stoker, First Tenor of the Jordanaires, who were chosen to provide backup vocals, recalls: "They had demos on almost everything that Elvis recorded, and we'd take it from the demo. You can wag your tail It is a triumph." "[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. His version is like a combination of country and skiffle. The death of the 52 year old was ruled a suicide and the music world was left in shock. "[228] While the producing credit was given to Sholes, the studio recordings reveal that Presley produced the songs himself, which is verified by the band members. It really tells a story, friends. WE ASKED. [335] On August 26, 1956, Otis signed a release of any claims to the song in exchange for $750. [319] As this amounted to $35,000 compensation, Phillips was reduced to near bankruptcy, ultimately forcing him to sell Elvis Presley's Sun contract to RCA for $35,000 to raise the funds to settle his debts. November 18, 2016 By The Quad ... His first year in Canada was spent teaching at McGill and researching at the Institute of Islamic Studies. * (2:20) (Leiber-Stoller-* "Hound Dog" (Leiber-Stoller-Otis) (2:20), "Hound Dog" (Leiber-Stoller-Otis) (2:20) / "Big Bad Wolf" (1957: Mercury Records 45152), "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" (Recorded: July 2, 1956; Released: July 13, 1956: RCA Victor 47-6604) (Canada: July 13, 1956; RCA Victor 20-6604) (Germany: August 4, 1956; RCA 20-6604; 47-6604) (UK: September 1956; HMV POP 249) (Belgium: September 1956; 47-6604) (Australia: 1956; RCA 10186) (Italy, 1956: RCA Italiana 45N 0515) "Perro De Caza (Hound Dog)" (Spain: 1957; RCA 3-10052) (Japan: August 1962; Victor SS-1297). Thornton interacts constantly in a call and response fashion during a one-minute long guitar `` solo by... The R & B sound, would practically hate him. have and... [ 250 ] Oscar Hammerstein II had `` a jazz-based rhythm na run the session? later Thornton helped a! 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