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pstoller 10th Jul 2013		78 RPM Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Hound Dog / Night Mare	Some clarification: Although the name "Kansas City Bill" was derived from the name of Johnny Otis' drummer Laird "Kansas City" Bell, it is Otis, not Bell, who plays drums on "Hound Dog." The record was issued in late February of 1953; Billboard frequently reviewed records from independent labels as much as a few weeks after they had been issued (if only because those labels were lax about getting pre-release copies to Billboard). The Finnish issue on Karusell and the French issue on Vogue 3328 credit Robey as composer and Joe Scott as "orchestra" leader, but while that could have been Robey pulling a fast one, it's also possible that someone simply copied the credits over to "Hound Dog" from "Mischievous Boogie." It is exactly the same recording as originally issued in the US on Peacock 1612 in 1953 (and again as Peacock 1612 in 1956, with "Rock-A-Bye Baby" from Peacock 1647 instead of "Night Mare" on the flip).

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