Today I'm celebrating the premier of "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley!
On this date in 1956 Elvis Presley first performed "Hound Dog" to a nationwide television audience on The Milton Berle Show. The controversy of his pelvic gyrations exploded with Berle's network receiving protest letters and the TV critics claiming that Elvis had no talent, criticizing the nonsense lyrics, and claiming his influence on juvenile delinquency. Elvis, who earned the nickname Elvis the Pelvis, was known as a mover and shaker. Presley's "Hound Dog" spent eleven weeks at#1, staying there until replaced by his "Love Me Tender." It is listed #19 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and is the highest ranked of Presley's eleven entries. The song has also been featured in numerous blockbusters, including American Graffiti, Grease, Forrest Gump, Lilo and Stitch, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (which you can enjoy in movie theaters today).
You can also enjoy Elvis singing "Hound Dog" on this blogpost:
As posted on Youtube by elpres42
Although this song premiered before my time, it is a song that is very familiar to me and is likely very familiar to you -- one of the most famous songs sung by the infamous mover and shaker.
Image credit: Howstuffworks
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