One of the writers of Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” survived an infamous shipwreck. This led to one of the most famous comments ever made about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Afterward, one performance of ...

Elvis Presley sings “Hound Dog” on ‘The Steve Allen Show’ on July 1, 1956 | NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The performance on The Steve Allen Show was a big one for the music star.

(CBS News) And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: Aug. 18, 1956 ... 57 years ago today ... a day that shook up the music world. For that was the day Elvis Presley's version of "Hound Dog" ...

Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. Hear the full story — and the music — behind two of his most enduring hits in the first installment of The NPR 100. Released in 1956 as two ...

Imagine you have a good idea, but someone copies it and gets more credit. That’s basically what happened to rhythm-and-blues singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton with her song “Hound Dog.” If you ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The legendary Elvis ...

Doja Cat is taking Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” back to its original blues roots: Big Mama Thornton. On Thursday, the singer released “Vegas,” her track from the upcoming Elvis biopic set to arrive ...

If songs like “Jailhouse Rock” and “Hound Dog” hold a special place in your heart then warm up those hips and head down to historic Main Street Garden Grove this Sunday for a huge surprise. Mike ...

Does Doja Cat’s hit song “Vegas” qualify to be an Oscar best song nominee? The short answer is: Maybe. But the tune from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis” faces more challenges than the average new movie ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The missile’s onboard inertial navigation system—a key development of the Navaho program—updated by a star tracker in its mounting pylon, let it place its ...

Music historian Wynne (Something in the Water) scrupulously documents how Elvis’s 1956 hit song “Hound Dog” helped catapult rock ’n’ roll “into the American cultural mainstream.” Written for and ...

Here's What You Need To Remember: The Hound Dogs lingered long enough for their whiz-bang terrain-matching guidance system to become perfected and miniaturized in America’s modern cruise missile ...