Friday Music

Written by the exceedingly prolific  Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller this blues favorite was originally recorded by Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton in 1952, Even though it was Thornton's only hit record it spent 14 weeks in the R&B charts, including seven weeks at number one.  Not only is it included in the Grammy Hall of Fame it is listed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.   Famously covered by Elvis Presley it has been covered by a pile of additional performers.  Hound Dog...