August 13, 1952 – The original version of “Hound Dog” was recorded by Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton. It would become the first hit for the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and went on to top the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks, selling nearly two million copies. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BigMamaThornton @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #LeiberAndStoller
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