ELVIS PRESLEY - Hound Dog (live on the Milton Berle Show in 1956)

Elvis Presley and Debra Paget on the Milton Berle Show (June 05, 1956 - on NBC).


LYRICS/SONGTEXT: (words & music by Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller)

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
cryin' all the time.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
cryin' all the time.
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
and you ain't no friend of mine.

When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
You ain't never caught a rabbit
and you ain't no friend of mine.


WIKIPEDIA (EN): Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977; middle name sometimes written Aron) was an American singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" or "The King".

In 1954, Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop. To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame.

Presley first appeared on The Milton Berle Show from the deck of the USS Hancock in San Diego on April 3. His performance was cheered by a live audience of appreciative sailors and their dates. A few days after, a flight taking Presley's band to Nashville for a recording session left all three badly shaken (the plane lost an engine and almost went down over Texas). Milton Berle, born Milton Berlinger (July 12, 1908 March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (194855), he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.

In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his thirty-one movies—mainly poorly reviewed, but financially successful, musicals. In 1968, he returned to live music in a television special, and performed across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. Health problems, drug dependency and other factors led to his death at age 42.

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[fedemonsalve]

he should say thanks to Forrest Gump for that killer dance

[kyle c]

"elvis was criticized for his supposedly outrageous sexual style"... thats hilarious when thinking of todays music stars (cant really call them musicians)

[eLLE LMizgeek]

they call that sexual?

[Yosraz15]

WOW

[Nosrej Chaokad]

He learned that step from Forrest Gump lol

[ReganDaly]

good humour back then

[Joel Joel]

Imagine Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers playing bass

[kyle c]

I see your point. Maybe I'm already a grumpy old fart at 19. There surely is a handful of respectable artists today but I personally see artists like nicki minaj and justin bieber as more of entertainers than musicians.

[neardkiller]

THE KING!! Thank you America!!

[Ferdz Inez EXTRA]

awesome!

[Mathieu R]

Saying they can't be called musicians makes one sound like the old people who didn't get Elvis in 56.

[Guilherme Teixeira]

I prefer Little Richard