Hound Dog (1952-08-13)

~ Recording by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Kansas City Bill & Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.3Hound Dog?:??Big Mama ThorntonSolid Gold Rock ’n’ RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-09-23
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)5371552
2.7Hound Dog2:53Big Mama ThorntonCuba in America 1939–1962Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 5648
1.14Hound Dog2:51Big Mama ThorntonThe OriginalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
My Generation MusicMGM013
1.10Hound Dog2:51Big Mama ThorntonGot the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music on Demand5379526
1.15Hound Dog2:51Big Mama Thornton100% Vintage Blues (20 originals from brown south)Various ArtistsAlbum + Audiobook
TCD (100% compilations)2836
1.21Hound Dog2:49Big Mama ThorntonAmerican Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTVVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.10Hound Dog2:49Big Mama ThorntonPure BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3Hound Dog2:50Willie Mae “Big Mama” ThorntonRock and Roll: The Early Days (made in Japan)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-5463
1.6Hound Dog2:49Big Mama ThorntonShe’s Got The Blues, Disc 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
producer:Johnny Otis
double bass [bass]:Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:Pete Lewis (R&B guitarist) (on 1952-08-13)
piano:Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
part of:Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006) (order: 49)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/1730 [info]
recording of:Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)

Related works

Hound Dog

lyricist:Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:Johnny Otis
publisher:Chappell Morris Ltd.
Cherry Lane
Cherry Lane Music
Cherry Lane Music Publishing
Elvis Presley Music
Gladys Music
Lion Publishing Co.
MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers)
MCA Music Ltd.
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
Williamson Music Company
Williamson Music, Inc.
referred to in medleys:Mix 2: The Birdie Song / Hound Dog / The Look / Oops Upside Your Head / Turtle Power / Brown Girl in the Ring / Angel Face (order: 2)
The Elvis Medley: Jailhouse Rock / Teddy Bear / Hound Dog / Don’t Be Cruel / Burning Love / Suspicious Minds (order: 3)
מר רוקנ'רול (גריז) (order: 4)
Mix 4: All Shook Up / Great Balls of Fire / Don’t Be Cruel / See You Later, Alligator / Let’s Twist Again / Rock Around the Clock / Hound Dog (reprise) (order: 7)
Rock Pie (Detto Mariano arr.) (order: 8)
Swing the Mood (order: 8)
The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 34)
later parody versions:Found God
later translated versions:Гончак (Hound Dog)
is the basis for:Hei Du Som Mobber (Hound Dog)
Kara fra sahara
arrangements:Concerto Grosso no. IV: V. Hound Dog