Hound Dog

Summary

Hound Dog is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hound Dog's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Hound Dog's composer is recorded as Jerry Leiber^[4].
• Hound Dog's composer is recorded as Mike Stoller^[5].
• Hound Dog's genre is rock and roll^[6].
• Among the performers on Hound Dog was Big Mama Thornton^[7].
• Hound Dog was performed by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys^[8].
• Hound Dog was performed by Elvis Presley^[9].
• Hound Dog's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Hound Dog was published on 1952^[11].
• Hound Dog's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Leiber^[12].
• Hound Dog's lyricist is recorded as Mike Stoller^[13].
• Hound Dog's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hound Dog'}^[14].
• Hound Dog's different from is recorded as Hound dog^[15].
• Hound Dog's form of creative work is recorded as song^[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[17]

• Genre(s): folk^[18]

• Community tags: folk^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 97a0c5bb-5410-35c0-92b2-927f7e458bec^[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Big Mama Thornton^[7], Freddie Bell and the Bellboys^[8], and Elvis Presley^[9].

Publication

Hound Dog was published on 1952^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is rock and roll^[6].

Why It Matters

Hound Dog ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]