Research Catalog

Hound dog

Title
Hound dog / Eric Weisbard.
Author
Weisbard, Eric
Publication
  • Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
  • ©2023

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library ML3534.3 .W467 2023Off-site

Details

Description
144 pages; 19 cm.
Summary
"Hound Dog is a cultural history of "Hound Dog" singles-from the original by Willie Mae Thornton to the infamous version by Elvis Presley, and to later "dog" themed songs such as George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" and Snoop Dogg and DMX's "Get At Me Dog." Eric Weisbard argues that we have to fully grapple with the rich and varied meanings that emerge at this dog-themed nexus in this history of rock 'n' roll, R&B, punk, and pop music. Through Elvis' "Hound Dog" single, Weisbard rethinks the story of rock 'n' roll's origins and influences, race and commodification (love and theft, noun to verb), to listen for cross-racial registers of whiteness"--
Series Statement
Singles
Uniform Title
Singles (Duke University Press)
Subject
  • Stoller, Mike
  • Rock music > United States > History and criticism
  • Dogs > Songs and music > History and criticism
  • MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues
  • MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock
  • Rock music
  • United States
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Doggie in the Window" and the 1950s Pop Single -- Dog Ditties -- "Hound Dog," Take One: Big Mama Thornton -- Elvis Presley Belatedly Records "Hound Dog" -- "Hound Dog" as Influence -- Interpreting "Hound Dog" -- The Whiteness of the Wail.
ISBN
  • 9781478025085
  • 1478025085
  • 9781478020103
  • 1478020105
  • 9781478027072 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2022055557
OCLC
  • on1356018444
  • SCSB-14597755
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library