LoginHound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
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The classic "Hound Dog" is usually associated with Elvis Presley, but blues fans know: Presley's recording wasn't the first. That honor belongs to singer Big Mama Thornton, whose own recording of "Hound Dog" was eclipsed by Presley's. Her version is on this collection in all its glory, opening a CD of 17 killer tracks. Thornton's voice, by turns growling and richly melodic, was indeed unusual, and the spare accompaniment on Hound Dog makes it stand out all the more on songs such as "They Call Me Big Mama," "How Come," "The Big Change," "Hard Times," and "The Fish.&
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Manufacturer: Mca
Release date: 22 December 1992
EAN: 0008811066826 UPC: 008811066826
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Release date: 22 December 1992
EAN: 0008811066826 UPC: 008811066826
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