Hound dog

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-137) and index."Doggie in the Window" and the 1950s Pop Single -- Dog Ditties -- "Hound Dog," Take One: Big Mama Thornton -- Elvis Presley Belatedly Records "Hound Dog" -- "Hound Dog" as Influence -- Interpreting "Hound Dog" -- The Whiteness of the Wail."Hound Dog is a cultural history of "Hound Dog" singles -- from the original by Willie Mae Thornton to the infamous version by Elvis Presley, and to later "dog" themed songs such as George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" and Snoop Dogg and DMX's "Get At Me Dog." Eric Weisbard argues that we have to fully grapple with the rich and varied meanings that emerge at this dog-themed nexus in this history of rock 'n' roll, R&B, punk, and pop music. Through Elvis' "Hound Dog" single, Weisbard rethinks the story of rock 'n' roll's origins and influences, race and commodification (love and theft, noun to verb), to listen for cross-racial registers of whiteness"--