“[Big Mama Thornton] was a wonderful blues singer, with a great moaning style. But it was as much her appearance, as her blues style that influenced the writing of ‘Hound Dog’ and the idea that we wanted her to growl it.” – Mike Stoller, on writing Hound Dog Taylor for Big Mama Thornton

As RIAA record certifications go, AC/DC’s 1980 “Back In Black” is off the charts — At 50 million copies sold, it would be the equivalent of 100x Gold Records, or 50x Platinum Records, or 10x Diamond.

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