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Catalogue
No:
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RCARCA
47-6604 (45)
RCA 20-6604 (78) |
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Title:
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Hound
Dog
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Writers:
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Jerry
Lieber & Mike Stoller
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1st
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2nd
July 1956
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, New York City, New York.
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1st
Released:
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July
1956
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Versions
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Elvis'
Golden Records (1958)
Elvis NBC-TV Special (1968) From Memphis To Vegas (1969) Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol 1 (1970) Elvis At Madison Square Garden (1972) Aloha From Hawaii (1973) On Stage In Memphis (1974) |
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Notes:
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Elvis
took thirty-one takes of this until he was satisfied, and what emerged,
then slashing guitar of Scotty Moore, the machine gun snare of D.J. Fontanna,
the background vocalizing by The Jordanaires, comprised an explosive rock
n' roll anthem.
The emotional texture of the lyrics as shout-sung by Elvis, sneering and uncompromising, defined a generation of young Americans. The song was performed on The Berle Show on the 5th of June 1956, The Allen Show on the 1st July 1956,and on all three of the Sullivan shows (9th Sept, 28 Oct and 6th Jan 1957), the Sullivan shows were the one's he was cut-off from the waist down by the cameras. |
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Title:
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Don't
Be Cruel
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Writers:
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Otis
Blackwell & Elvis Presley
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1st
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2nd
July 1956
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RCA
Studios, New York City, New York.
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1st
Released:
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July
1956
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Versions
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Elvis'
Golden Records (1958)
Worldwide Gold Awards Hits Vol 1 (1970) Live At Madison Square Garden (1972) Elvis In Concert (1977) |
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Notes:
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The
Blackwell classic of 1956, turned into one of the biggest selling singles
of all time.
From the first strains of Bill Black's double bass, the song never quits. The Jordanaires make their debut with Elvis and establish a glorious tradition of background bop-singing. |
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