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In the early 1970s, Robert Loers, owner of Dutch label Redita Records, found a song with the same melody as "Hound Dog" called "(You Ain't Nuttin' But a) Juicehead" on an anonymous acetate at Select-o-Hits, the Memphis distributorship owned by Sam Phillips' brother, Tom, where Sun artifacts were stored.
18 paź 2021 · LEIBER: I wrote, “You ain’t nothing but a hound dog, quit snooping round my door, you can wag your tail, but I ain’t gonna feed you no more. You told me you was high class,...
Johnny Otis. This song was written by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. In an interview, Leiber explained: “Hound Dog” took… Read More....
18 sty 2024 · Who Wrote “Hound Dog”? While the song has come to be associated with Big Mama Thornton and Elvis, neither artist wrote the tune. But it was written for Thornton.
Hound Dog, blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that is recognized as one of the greatest songs of all time. Originally recorded by Willie Mae (“Big Mama”) Thornton in 1952, it has since been recorded by dozens of artists, including a smash hit version by Elvis Presley in 1956.
In the early 1970s, Robert Loers, owner of Dutch label Redita Records, found a song with the same melody as "Hound Dog" called "(You Ain't Nuttin' But a) Juicehead" on an anonymous acetate at Select-o-Hits, the Memphis distributorship owned by Sam Phillips' brother, Tom, where Sun artifacts were stored.
Why? Well...the song was actually written for and inspired directly by Big Mama Thornton. After meeting Thornton, Leiber and Stroller were so inspired and awestruck by the 350lb woman riddled with scars on her face, they wrote the piece to match her "brusque and badass" presence in an estimated 12 minutes. The Recording Session
