and blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year, as "K. C. Loving", the song later
double-sided "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" and "Don't/I Beg of You" singles, which precede the inception ofBillboard's unified Hot100 chart, are analyzed.
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the year before, and after two failed singles, Robey had enlisted Otis to reverse her fortunes. After hearing Thornton rehearse several songs, Leiber and