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Though typically linked with @ElvisPresley, "Hound Dog" was first recorded by Big Mama Thornton. One of the songwriters said "We saw Big Mama and she knocked me cold." The other: "we wanted her to growl it." Her memorable rendition: https://t.co/mmzWkYscW8 https://t.co/w8H77svlRV — PolitiTweet.org
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🎶On August 13, 1952, ‘Hound Dog’ was first recorded by Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton in Los Angeles. Thornton’s so… https://t.co/5SQE15G76z