Hound Dog
First recording and first release by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Kansas City Bill & Orch. (August 13, 1952 / March 1953)
- Written by
- Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Language
- English
- First recorded on
- March 8, 1953
- Released on
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Bear Cat
Single
March 1953 - Comments
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Initially credited to Sam Phillips [US1] but changed to Leiber/Stoller after Phillips lost a plagiarism law suit. See also Bear Cat.
A re-recording can be found on Do the Funky Chicken. - Rating
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- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
