Willie Mae grew up to become the legendary Big Mama Thornton, whose vibrant growling voice on her song "Hound Dog" broke ...

The unmistakable voice of Elvis Presley ignited a musical revolution, yet his journey through fame is intertwined with debates on cultural appropriation.

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

Q: Elvis aficionados know that Presley's breakout song, "That's All Right," was written and performed by Arthur Crudup and ...

Listen to our secret history of rock and pop playlist now. Where would young Elvis have been without Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog” or Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s “That’s All Right”?

Micah Parrish added 13 points for Ohio State (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten), which trailed by 17 points late in the first half and by 11 with just over seven minutes left before the late surge. Thornton scored ...

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WVTM 13 HIGHLIGHTS BLACK ALABAMIANS WHO’VE INFLUENCED THE MUSIC WE CHERISH━SUCH AS RHYTHM AND BLUES SINGER- SONGWRITER BIG MAMA THORNTON, THE FIRST TO RECORD "HOUND DOG," ...

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Thornton had 31 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Buckeyes (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten). Micah Parrish added 13 points and six rebounds. Julian Reese had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Maryland ...

He christened it the ‘Lisa Marie’ after his young daughter, although its official callsign was Hound Dog I. But Elvis clearly didn’t want to fly it as it was. The plane was extensively refurbished, ...

Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" was a hit when released in 1956. But the original was recorded several years earlier by Big Mama Thornton.

In honor of Black History Month, The Current is exploring the origins of Black music in America, what came after, and its impact across genres. So much of today's music is steeped in the Blues. Today, ...