American bandleader, musician, and songwriter Johnny Otis claimed cowriting credits with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the song āHound Dog.ā After Elvis Presleyās version of the song became a hit in 1956, Otis sued Elvis Presley Music, Inc., a corporation set up by Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, for royalties, but the court denied his claim. Big Mama Thornton, who recorded the original version in 1952, also claimed she contributed to the lyrics, but she took no legal action.
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