“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 ...

One of the writers of Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” survived an infamous shipwreck. This led to one of the most famous comments ever made about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Afterward, one performance of ...

Elvis Presley sings “Hound Dog” on ‘The Steve Allen Show’ on July 1, 1956 | NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The performance on The Steve Allen Show was a big one for the music star.

Best known for writing the song "Hound Dog," which was eventually recorded by Elvis Presley, music pioneers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller share the fascinating story of their wild ride in the music ...

As one of its public offerings in celebration of the arts and humanities, “Kaleidoscope” presents a lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m. by Ben Wynne on his book “Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Thornton, Elvis, and ...

The fabled pair who wrote “Riot in Cell Block #9” and “Down Home Girl,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Spanish Harlem” and “Is That All There Is?” have long since demonstrated that they have a way with tight, ...

Elvis Presley is one of history’s most successful artists by Billboard Hot 100 standards, even if you don’t take into account the numerous hits he had before the chart’s inception in 1958. There’s a ...

Does Doja Cat‘s hit song “Vegas” qualify to be an Oscar best song nominee? The short answer is: Maybe. But the tune from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis” faces more challenges than the average new movie ...