Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the episode, Stoller tells the whole story of "Hound Dog" and explains why, in his opinion, contemporary observers who are ...

Elvis actress and blues singer Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment Thursday, ET can confirm. She was 44. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Dukureh, who ...

Baz Luhrmann’s epic Elvis Presley biopic will shine a spotlight on other artists who influenced Elvis himself, including singer Big Mama Thornton, the original musician behind “Hound Dog.” In the film ...

This week in 1956 - on August 4 - Elvis Presley hit the charts with his fourth number one single. The 21-year-old singer had already claimed three hits in his career - Heartbreak Hotel, I Want You, I ...

The King of Rock 'n' Roll can thank the rhythm and blues singers who preceded him for the building blocks of his legacy. One of such — Willie Mae Thornton, better known as Big Mama Thornton — debuted ...

"Elvis" actress and Blues singer Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment Thursday, the Metro Nashville Police Department said. She was 44. Dukureh was found in the bedroom of the ...

In a 1990 interview with Rolling Stone, songwriter Jerry Leiber said, "I had to write a song for her that basically said “Go f--- yourself,” but how do you do it without actually saying it?" "Her" is ...