Hound Dog
A Song by Big Mama Thornton and Interpreted by Elvis Presley and Others
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2023
160 pages
978-1-4780-2707-2 (ISBN)
Description
Eric Weisbard uses Elvis Presley's 1956 recording of Big Mama Thornton's song "Hound Dog" to reflect on the history of rock music, race, commodification, and popular culture.
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09/2023
Duke University Press
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Eric Weisbard is Professor of American Studies at the University of Alabama and author of Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music, also published by Duke University Press.
Content
Intro 1
1. "Doggie in the Window" and the 1950s Pop Single 13
2. Dog Ditties 27
3. "Hound Dog," Take One: Big Mama Thornton 35
4. Elvis Presley Belatedly Records "Hound Dog" 51
5. "Hound Dog" as Influence 65
6. Interpreting "Hound Dog" 81
7. The Whiteness of the Wail 93
Outro 113
Acknowledgments 117
Notes 119
Bibliography 129
Index 139
1. "Doggie in the Window" and the 1950s Pop Single 13
2. Dog Ditties 27
3. "Hound Dog," Take One: Big Mama Thornton 35
4. Elvis Presley Belatedly Records "Hound Dog" 51
5. "Hound Dog" as Influence 65
6. Interpreting "Hound Dog" 81
7. The Whiteness of the Wail 93
Outro 113
Acknowledgments 117
Notes 119
Bibliography 129
Index 139
