Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton

First released: Mar 1953, Length: 2:50
1952-08-12 or 13

Creators (8)

Orchestra

1. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra

Instruments

1. Albert Winston (12 Aug 1952) double bass
2. Devonia Williams (12 Aug 1952) piano
3. Johnny Otis (12 Aug 1952) vibraphone
4. Leard 'Kansas City' Bell (12 Aug 1952) drums (drum set)
5. Pete Lewis (12 Aug 1952) guitar

Vocals

1. Big Mama Thornton (12 Aug 1952)

Producer

1. Johnny Otis

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Hound Dog (13 Aug 1952)
   

   Previously Attributed To

   1. Johnny Otis

   Composer

   1. Mike Stoller (12 Aug 1952)

   Lyricist

   1. Jerry Leiber (12 Aug 1952)

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. Texas Blues: From Hell to Gone and Back 2002 Various Artists

Album - Compilation

1. Rock and Roll: The Early Days 1985 Various Artists
2. Vintage Music Collectors Series, Volume 13 & 14 1986 Various Artists
3. The Original Hound Dog 25 Jun 1990 Big Mama Thornton
4. The Rock 'n' Roll Era: Roots of Rock: 1945-1956 1990 Various Artists
5. Blues Masters, Volume 3: Texas Blues 10 Nov 1992 Various Artists
6. Blues Masters, Volume 5: Jump Blues Classics 10 Nov 1992 Various Artists
7. Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings 22 Dec 1992 Big Mama Thornton
8. The Rock 'n' Roll Era: Roots of Rock 'n' Roll 1992 Various Artists
9. Blues Masters, Volume 3: Texas Blues 1992 Various Artists
10. The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers 1993 Various Artists
11. Woke Up This Mornin', Volume 2 1993 Various Artists
12. The Audio Collection: Classic Blues 1993 Various Artists
13. The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues 1994 Various Artists
14. Living the Blues: Blues Masters 1995 Various Artists
15. Big City Blues 1995 Various Artists
16. Classics From the Roadhouse 1996 Various Artists
17. Blues Classics 1927-1969 1996 Various Artists
18. Essential Women in Blues 28 Jan 1997 Various Artists
19. Living the Blues - Blues Masters 1997 Various Artists
20. The Rolling Stone Women in Rock Collection 15 Sep 1998 Various Artists
21. The King's Record Collection: The Original Versions of Songs Later Recorded by Elvis Presley, Volume 1 1998 Various Artists
22. How Blues Can You Get? 1998 Various Artists
23. Men Are Like Street Cars... Women Blues Singers 1928-1969 23 Feb 1999 Various Artists
24. Jumpin' Jive: Jump Blues Essentials 09 Mar 1999 Various Artists
25. Jump, Jive & Swing! 1999 Various Artists
26. Roots of Rhythm: Shake, Baby, Shake 1999 Various Artists
27. "Mehr Jazz!" sagten die Frauen 28 Aug 2000 Joseph von Westphalen
28. Back to Black 26 Mar 2001 Various Artists
29. Pure Blues 17 Apr 2001 Various Artists
30. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey 09 Sep 2003 Various Artists
31. Blues Story 30 Sep 2003 Various Artists
32. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey 2003 Various Artists
33. The Time‐Life Treasury of the Blues 2003 Various Artists
34. Roots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 8: 1952 2003 Various Artists
35. 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from... The R&B Years 1953 02 Feb 2004 Various Artists
36. The Roots of Rock ’n’ Roll 1946–1954 13 Apr 2004 Various Artists
37. La légende du blues 2004 Various Artists
38. Blues: The Essential Album 2004 Various Artists
39. Les Triomphes du rhythm’n’blues, Volume 6: chanteuses # 1 2004 Various Artists
40. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Mama Thornton 1950-1953 2004 Big Mama Thornton
41. Il Grande Blues di Repubblica 2004 Various Artists
42. Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1953 17 Jan 2005 Various Artists
43. Les Plus Grands Artistes de Blues 07 Mar 2005 Various Artists
44. Rhythm 'n' Blues: Fine Brown Sugar (1939-1954) 18 Apr 2005 Various Artists

Album - Soundtrack

1. A Few Good Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1992 Marc Shaiman

Single

1. Hound Dog / Nightmare Mar 1953 Big Mama Thornton
2. Hound Dog / Night Mare 1953 Big Mama Thornton

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Mojo Presents: Rock! Rock! Rock! Dec 2004 Various Artists