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HOUND DOG  Elvis Presley was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. He was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. His parents were poor, white trash by society's standards. As a result of their poverty, Elvis and his parents moved around frequently. In the south at that time, being poor meant living among the "Negro's", which was considered the bottom of the social ladder. For Elvis though, it led to broad musical influence, from both the black and the white. He became racially integrated, and learned to play sexually charged music, that brought together his white country past, with African-American sound. He absorbed R & B, country, white and black gospel, bluegrass, western swing, and pop. He was different, new, free. It was that freedom that was the key to Elvis' early music. He became the biggest attraction in the history of popular music. Elvis introduced Rock and Roll to a generation of white teenagers who were used to emotionless ditties, and completely unfamiliar with the black sound of Rhythm and Blues. He was the symbol of Rock and Roll in the 1950's, the rebel's idol. Hound Dog was one of the songs that evoked that rebellious image, the tough guy that every teen girl wanted, an