Willie "Mae" Big Mama Thornton recorded "Hound Dog" while signed to Don Robey's Peacock Records in Fifth Ward, an early influence of rock and roll.

“Hound Dog” co-writer Mike Stoller has refuted claims that Elvis Presley’s version of the classic rock’n’roll song was stolen from Big Mama Thornton. In an interview with Brain Hiatt for ...

Music Before the King, there was the Queen: Big Mama Thornton’s raw, real, and revolutionary ‘Hound Dog’ turns 73 Made famous by Elvis Presley, the legendary song was first recorded by ...

On this day in history — August 13, 1952 — Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for the first time in Los Angeles.

Someone you don't find on a lot of murals around the country is Big Mama Thornton, the original singer of "Hound Dog." Thornton's was out in 1953, three years before "Hound Dog" became an eleven ...

On the episode, Stoller tells the whole story of “Hound Dog” and explains why, in his opinion, contemporary observers who are convinced Presley “stole” the song from Big Mama Thornton are ...

Baz Luhrmann’s epic Elvis Presley biopic will shine a spotlight on other artists who influenced Elvis himself, including singer Big Mama Thornton, the original musician behind “Hound Dog ...

When Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton recorded her bluesy hit song “Hound Dog” in 1952, she did it her way. She sang with a throaty growl and howled ad-libs.

Doja Cat is taking Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” back to its original blues roots: Big Mama Thornton. On Thursday, the singer released “Vegas,” her track from the upcoming Elvis biopic set ...

A star once said The Beatles ‘ “ Love Me Do ” was inspired by Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” In addition, she felt the song was different from its inspirations.