Watch extended version: Pioneering women who birthed rock and roll | Stories of Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe Thornton recorded "Hound Dog" in 1952, but the world didn't hear it ...

"Hound Dog" just took off like a jet. Don Robey's first major hit, the one that his empire is founded on, the one that is most responsible for his success, was by Big Mama Thornton, "Hound Dog." ...

I only have 25 of the dearest ones. And here’s Big Mama Thornton right here in this pile. She’s “Hound Dog” years before Elvis, “Hound Dog.” Preston Lauterbach: Everybody knows that ...