Big Mama Thorton. She had the number-one single on the R&B charts, but the white stations...
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Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Who was the first artist to sing "Hound Dog"? C.C. White:
Elvis Presley. Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Big Mama Thorton. She had the number-one single on the R&B charts, but the white stations wouldn't play it, because to them it was just another race record
Who was the first artist to sing "Hound Dog"? C.C. White:
Elvis Presley. Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Big Mama Thorton. She had the number-one single on the R&B charts, but the white stations wouldn't play it, because to them it was just another race record
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Who was the first artist to sing Hound Dog
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Elvis Presley
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Big Mama Thornton She had the No 1 single on the R B charts
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but white stations wouldn't play it
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because to them it was just another race record
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Movie Summary
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Actors
Curtis Taylor Jr.
C.c. White
