John Belushi became obsessed with the blues during the filming of the 1978 National Lampoon hit “Animal House” in Oregon, after attending a Curtis Salgado show.

“[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

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