{"product_id":"hound-dog-a-song-by-big-mama-thornton-and-interpreted-by-elvis-presley-and-others","title":"Hound Dog: A Song by Big Mama Thornton and Interpreted by Elvis Presley and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eric Weisberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more\" data-action=\"read-more\" data-overviewlongdescription=\"null\" data-aboutthebook=\"true\" id=\"product-description-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aboutthebook\"\u003eMany listeners first heard \"Hound Dog\" when Elvis Presley's single topped the pop, country, and R\u0026amp;B charts in 1956. But some fans already knew the song from Big Mama Thornton's earlier recording, a giant but exclusively R\u0026amp;B hit. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHound Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEric Weisbard examines the racial, commercial, and cultural ramifications of Elvis's appropriation of a Black woman's anthem. He rethinks the history and influences of rock music in light of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's replacement of Presley's \"Hound Dog\" with Thornton's version in its 2021 \"500 Greatest Songs of All Time\" list. Taking readers from Presley and Thornton to Patti Page's \"Doggie in the Window,\" the Stooges' \"I Wanna Be Your Dog,\" and other dog ditties, Weisbard uses \"Hound Dog\" to reflect on one of rock's fundamental dilemmas: the whiteness of the wail.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"series-name\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/singles\" class=\"secondary series-name\" data-a8n=\"pdp_see-collection__link\"\u003eSingles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec publisher-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eDuke University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec shippingdimensions-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eShipping dimensions\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e7\" H x 7\" W x 1\" L\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec upc-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bnc-ean\"\u003e9781478025085\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"bnc-link-anchor\" title=\"click to view bibliographic info\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51479865294980,"sku":null,"price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9801\/1780\/files\/5907723F-2025-48F1-B121-A2A0E3B8442B.jpg?v=1768934538","url":"https:\/\/librairieresonance.com\/en\/products\/hound-dog-a-song-by-big-mama-thornton-and-interpreted-by-elvis-presley-and-others","provider":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}