1st RECORDING OF: Hound Dog - Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1952)

(recorded 1952, released 1953) Billboard R&B Chart Peak: #1 - This original pre-Elvis “Hound Dog” was the first record hit to be written and produced by the legendary team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (misspelled ‘Stroller’ on the label, next to the name of Johnny Otis who played drums on the session but did not contribute to the writing). CD audio, original single issued on Peacock (Leiber-Stoller) by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Kansas City Bill & Orch.