Elvis Presley's HOUND DOG Cover by Wagenaar Music

Описание: #elvispresley #hounddog #coversong

This video presents a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” (1956). All instrumental parts and vocals were performed and recorded by me with the purpose of imitating, as closely as possible, the sound and arrangement of the original studio recording.

Originally written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952, “Hound Dog” became internationally known through Elvis Presley’s interpretation. His 1956 release quickly became one of the best-selling singles of all time and an enduring symbol of early rock and roll.

The intention of this cover is not to reinterpret the song in a new style, but rather to study and reproduce the characteristics of Presley’s version. In studie logs I found that somewhere there's a piano part and a guitar part (played by Elvis), buried in the mix as well. Although during live versions there's just the double bass, electric guitar and drums, so I went with that. The Scotty Moore guitar solos were quite challenging to get right, but I like the way they turned out.

This performance can be seen as a one-man band Elvis cover, a multi-instrumental recreation of Hound Dog, and a modest rock and roll tribute. It is intended as an authentic recreation of Elvis Presley’s original recording.

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Instruments used:
Guitar - Gretsch g5420t
Drums - Roland TD17
Bass - Rockabilly Double
Handclaps
Microphone - Sennheiser E845 S

I recorded everything on a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Editing was done in Ableton Live Intro 12. Video editing in Magix videodeluxe 2025.

Cheers~

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