SILVERHILL, Ala. (WKRG) — Hound Dog Music Fest 2024 is scheduled for Oct. 5! What is the Hound Dog Music Fest? “Hound Dog Music Fest is the best dog gone event of the year with all proceeds going to ...

In some ways, this classic early rock ‘n’ roll song, Hound Dog,” has become a lightning rod at the center of an unwinnable debate. It has become Big Mama Thornton against Elvis Presley. While the song ...

Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight ...

Elvis Presley's iconic Hound Dog performance sparked outrage and controversy, but it also solidified his rebellious public image and launched him to mainstream fame. Dive into the shocking details ...

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 ...

SILVERHILL, Ala. (WKRG) – Preps are underway Friday for the 5th annual Hound Dog Music Festival that’s happening Saturday in Silverhill. Each year bands from across our area perform on stage at The ...

The legendary story of Mike Stoller's seven-decade-long music career was almost swept away into the Atlantic Ocean. Long before he became a Rock and Roll and Songwriting Hall of Famer with two songs ...

Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” might sound a little juvenile today but it was a game-changer in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The tune was written for another singer, and a writer of the track preferred ...