Hound Dog

by Eric Weisbard

Many listeners first heard "Hound Dog" when Elvis Presley's single topped the pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956. But some fans already knew the song from Big Mama Thornton's earlier recording, a giant but exclusively R&B hit. In Hound Dog Eric Weisbard examines the racial, commercial, and cultural ramifications of Elvis's appropriation of a Black woman's anthem. He rethinks the history and influences of rock music in light of Rolling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478020105
• ISBN13: 9781478020103
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.