Hound Dog (No.11)
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"Hound Dog" is a 12 bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with the Original Version being recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952.
Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid 1950's. The 1956 cover by Elvis Presley is probably the best known version.
The version by Elvis Presley reached No.2 on the UK Charts in September 1956, and is one of his best known songs.