aug 13, 1952 - Hound Dog by Billy Mae Thorton (Big Mama Thorton)
Description:
The first recording of Hound dog by Big Mama Thorton, It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. 4 years later in 1956 the most well known version of this song was sung by Elvis Presley. They originally wanted her to sing it in a growl. She rejected the way they told her to sing, saying "Dont you tell me how to sing no song"Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 13, 1952
Now
~ 72 years ago