On July 13, 1956, RCA Victor released Elvis Presley’s hit song Hound Dog. It blended rhythm and blues (R&B) with rockabilly ...

A gritty R&B original became the definitive blueprint for Elvis Presley's most iconic hit ...

The Hound Dog Blues Festival is this weekend, a two-day, pet-friendly family affair filled with music, food, camping and fun. "Tulsa hasn't had a major blues festival in close to a decade," Matt ...

The King of Rock 'n' Roll can thank the rhythm and blues singers who preceded him for the building blocks of his legacy. One of such — Willie Mae Thornton, better known as Big Mama Thornton — debuted ...

In some ways, this classic early rock ‘n’ roll song, Hound Dog,” has become a lightning rod at the center of an unwinnable debate. It has become Big Mama Thornton against Elvis Presley. But it doesn’t ...

The Hound Dog Blues Festival return Sept. 21-22 at Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st St. It's pet-friendly and proceeds benefit local animal-rescue organizations. Performers at the festival include Tab ...

A writer of Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” revealed what he thought of Baz Luhrmann’s movie Elvis. He discussed the way the film utilized “Hound Dog” and other songs he wrote. He reacted to Eminem ...

Everyone’s sweaty for the King thanks to Baz Luhrmann’s hit box-office biopic Elvis. Since the film’s release, Chartmetric reports that Elvis Presley has gained 2 million Spotify subscribers. But if ...

When a 21-year-old Elvis Presley stepped up to the microphone in 1956 to record his version of the gritty blues track "Hound ...