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 ...

Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” was written by two of the biggest songwriters of the era. Eminem sampled the song for a tune called “The King and I.” Eminem is not a big fan of the King of Rock ‘n’ ...

Eminem is adding a hip-hop flavor to Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” in his new soundtrack single from The King of Rock and Roll’s forthcoming biopic, titled King And I. Teaming up with CeeLo Green ...

“Mike did this spontaneous roll-out,” explained the short, intense young man, “and there was something nasty in the music. I just blurted out, ‘You ain’t nuthin’ but a hound dog,’ and there it was.” ...

Jerry Leiber, who with Mike Stoller wrote "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Yakety Yak" and other hit songs that came to define early rock 'n' roll, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 78.