Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Intro 1
4. 1. Doggie in the Window” and the 1950s Pop Single 13
5. 2. Dog Ditties 27
6. 3. “Hound Dog,” Take One: Big Mama Thornton 35
7. 4. Elvis Presley Belatedly Records “Hound Dog” 51
8. 5. “Hound Dog” as Influence 65
9. 6. Interpreting “Hound Dog” 81
10. 7. The Whiteness of the Wail 93
11. Outro 113
12. Acknowledgments 117
13. Notes 119
14. Bibliography 129
15. Index 139