Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
# CNS2002 - Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever! This coin highlights one of his hit songs.
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Hound Dog
Originally, “Hound Dog” was written from a female perspective and performed by the famous blues singer, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. In 1956, Freddie Bell and the Bellhops began performing the male-perspective version during their live show in Las Vegas. Elvis saw the show in 1956 and immediately added the song to his act. By the time he recorded it, on July 2, 1956, Elvis had already performed the song on Milton Berle and Steve Allen’s shows – to a nervous basset hound!
“Hound Dog” was recorded during the same session as another sensational Elvis hit, “Don’t Be Cruel.” Elvis and Scotty Moore played guitar, Bill Black played bass, Gordon Stoker played piano, and the Jordanaires provided background vocals and hand claps. “Hound Dog” was released on July 13, as the B-side to “Don’t Be Cruel.” Both songs reached Number One on the pop, country, and R&B charts. It sold over 4 million copies when it was first released. It is a 4x Platinum-certified songs, having sold 5 million songs since 1956. Elvis’s rendition of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988 and was listed in Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever! This coin highlights one of his hit songs.
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Hound Dog
Originally, “Hound Dog” was written from a female perspective and performed by the famous blues singer, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. In 1956, Freddie Bell and the Bellhops began performing the male-perspective version during their live show in Las Vegas. Elvis saw the show in 1956 and immediately added the song to his act. By the time he recorded it, on July 2, 1956, Elvis had already performed the song on Milton Berle and Steve Allen’s shows – to a nervous basset hound!
“Hound Dog” was recorded during the same session as another sensational Elvis hit, “Don’t Be Cruel.” Elvis and Scotty Moore played guitar, Bill Black played bass, Gordon Stoker played piano, and the Jordanaires provided background vocals and hand claps. “Hound Dog” was released on July 13, as the B-side to “Don’t Be Cruel.” Both songs reached Number One on the pop, country, and R&B charts. It sold over 4 million copies when it was first released. It is a 4x Platinum-certified songs, having sold 5 million songs since 1956. Elvis’s rendition of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988 and was listed in Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.