“Hound Dog” co-writer Mike Stoller has refuted claims that Elvis Presley’s version of the classic rock’n’roll song was stolen from Big Mama Thornton. In an interview with Brain Hiatt for Rolling Stone ...

Leiber died in 2011, but Stoller is thriving at age 89 — and he tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that after many decades behind the scenes, he didn’t mind the omission. “Well, I didn’t expect ...

Big Mama Thornton was a big name in R&B. She's one of the many Black musicians we credit for what we today call rock & roll. 'Elvis' reminds viewers of Big Mama Thornton's blues hits, including the ...

Yola is a singer who portrayed Sister Rosetta Tharpe, one of the originators of classic rock, in the biopic Elvis. She revealed she loves Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog.” In addition, she praised the ...

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 ...

Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” wasn’t originally by Elvis. The tune was written in 10 or 15 minutes. Subsequently, one of the writers of the song said it had to be performed in a specific way. Elvis ...