Blues singer 'Big Mama' Thornton had a hit with 'Hound Dog.' Then

After the “king of rock-and-roll” recorded a version, Thornton’s original was largely forgotten.

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On December 11th, 1926, Blues singer and songwriter Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton was born in Ariton Alabama. Big Mama was the first to record Hound Dog and sold nearly 2 million

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