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Shafted: Willie Mae Thornton's "Hound Dog"

Season 23 E 86 • 03/21/2018

Dulce Sloan and Desi Lydic highlight Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, the African-American singer whose rendition of "Hound Dog" was soon eclipsed by Elvis Presley's version.

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Shafted: Willie Mae Thornton's "Hound Dog"

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