Mike Stoller, one of the original writers of Elvis Presley’s 1956 hit “Hound Dog,” says the song was never stolen from blues singer and songwriter Big Mama Thornton. Stoller, now 89, recounted the ...

In 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on The Steve Allen Show and sang to a basset hound. Allen was visibly delighted by the situation, but Elvis didn’t seem as keen. He was stiff and uncomfortable, but, as ...

“Hound Dog” co-writer Mike Stoller has refuted claims that Elvis Presley’s version of the classic rock’n’roll song was stolen from Big Mama Thornton. In an interview with Brain Hiatt for Rolling Stone ...

Big Mama Thornton should be a household name, but she’s never quite gotten her due. Her achievements have often been overshadowed by the icons of a genre she helped to create: rock ’n’ roll. But ...

Legendary guitarist James Burton of Shreveport and a few thousand friends will gather at Hirsch Coliseum on Saturday to try to set a record for the most acoustic and unplugged electric guitars playing ...

Matthew Stubbs is a veteran of the Boston music scene and a national touring musician as well; he’s been playing guitar in Charlie Musselwhite’s live band for 14 years. But in 2018, he was temporarily ...