The Perlich Post: Hound Dog

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Singer/actress Betsy Gay of The Little Rascals, who cut an early version of "Hound Dog," has passed away at 96.

Cheers to jazz singer extraordinaire Dee Dee Bridgewater on her 75th birthday! Here's a Birdland show and Tiny Desk Concert.

Remembering blues legend Big Mama Thornton with performances of "Hound Dog" and "Ball & Chain" backed by Buddy Guy.

Watch Big Mama tear it up back in 1971 with Muddy Waters and George "Harmonica" Smith in Eugene, Oregon.

Here's a stellar 1965 clip of Big Mama Thornton performing Hound Dog as it should be sung.