As one of its public offerings in celebration of the arts and humanities, “Kaleidoscope” presents a lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m. by Ben Wynne on his book “Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Thornton, Elvis, and ...

Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” might sound a little juvenile today but it was a game-changer in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The tune was written for another singer, and a writer of the track preferred ...

The legendary story of Mike Stoller's seven-decade-long music career was almost swept away into the Atlantic Ocean. Long before he became a Rock and Roll and Songwriting Hall of Famer with two songs ...

It was Aug. 13, 1952, when blues singer Big Mama Thornton recorded "Hound Dog," a song that would become one of the great songs of the 20th century. Written specifically for Thornton by young ...