230 Elvis Presley (1935-1977) “Hound Dog” 1956

Music executive Steve Sholes “loved” Presley’s recording of “Hound Dog.” “But what impress him more than the perfect final take was the focus and determination that Elvis had exhibited as he toiled to get the number just right…it was obvious that the singer would settle for nothing less than perfection.” The song “probably had more to do with making Elvis the ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ than anything he recorded before or after” (Collins, Untold Gold).

Elvis Presley “Hound Dog”