Hound Dog
Originally by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Kansas City Bill & Orch.
Released on June Dyer (1961)
- Born
- June 19, 1942
- Died
- January 14, 2011
- Country
- South Africa
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South Africa's first female rock vocalist. She was born in Durban. By age 10 she was almost totally deaf. She regained her hearing after three operations in 1960. Shortly afterward she joined the Silhouettes, a rock band, as a vocalist. In 1961 her recording of "Whirlpool of Love" was a #1 hit in South Africa.
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