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Summary: Accuracy would help
Review: I started reading this book while researching a paper and almost immediately see a glaring inaccuracy that leaves me wondering if I can possibly continue using the book as a credible source.
The author writes that Elvis Presley copied the sound of Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog "to the letter" as evidence for her theory, while apparently never listening to at least 1 of these 2 records. Elvis' Hound Dog was based on a satirical reworking of Hound Dog that had been done by a white group (Freddie Bell and the Bellboys), has different lyrics than Thornton's, and is a rock song to her blues song. One error does not a useless book make, however as source material this author tossed her credibility out the window in the first half-dozen pages.
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Summary: don't read the first review !!!
Review: This is an excellent book, and the first reviewer has actually got the facts wrong. Dixon Gottschild's information reflects one of several stories about Hound Dog - however, the original version still belongs to Thornton, and though Elvis heard multiple versions of the song, his biggest influence was Thornton, and not the white group that also recorded the song.
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