"HMV HMV Retail Ltd. is an entertainment retailing company (registered in England) operating in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company on Oxford Street in 1921, and the HMV name was also used for television and radio sets manufactured from the 1930s onwards. The retail side of the business began to expand in the 1960s, and in 1998 was divested from EMI, the successor to the Gramophone Company, to form what would become HMV Group. HMV stands for ""His Master's Voice"", the title of a painting by Francis Barraud of the dog Nipper listening"
"His Master's Voice His Master's Voice (HMV) is a famous trademark in the recording industry and was the unofficial name of a major British record label. The phrase was coined in the 1890s as the title of a painting of a terrier mix dog named Nipper, listening to a wind-up disc gramophone. In the original painting, the dog was listening to a cylinder phonograph. In the 1970s, the statue of the dog and gramophone, ""His Master's Voice"", were cloaked in bronze and was awarded by the record company (EMI) to artists or music producers or composers as a music award"
"record labels in the Western Hemisphere beginning in late 1976 and was once again widely used in RCA advertising throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. In the early 1980s, the dog reappeared for a time on RCA television sets and was also used on the ill-fated RCA CED videodisc system. EMI owned the His Master's Voice label in the UK until the 1980s, and the HMV shops until 1998. In 1967, EMI converted the HMV label into an exclusive classical music label and dropped its POP series of popular music. HMV's POP series artists' roster was moved to Columbia Graphophone"
"use incorporated into the logo for HMV in UK and Europe. A Jack Russell named Bothy made history in 1982 as part of the Transglobe Expedition. Owned by explorers Ranulph and Ginny Fiennes, he became the first dog to travel to both the north and south poles. This feat is unlikely to be repeated, as all dogs have been banned from Antarctica by the Antarctic Treaty nations since 1994, due to fears that they could transmit diseases to the native seal population. Ranulph Fiennes and Charles Burton actually made the trip to the north pole by powered sledges before signalling"
"out. HMV Canada's application for use of the trademark was abandoned in 2010. Though the initials ""HMV"" came from the His Master's Voice trademark, HMV was not prevented from using its initials in Canada. In some radio and television commercials in the 1990s, HMV Canada used ""HMV"" as an acronym for ""hot music values"". The flagship store, which opened in 1991 at 333 Yonge Street in Toronto, was notable for hosting a number of in-store concerts and other promotions. Bands that performed in the store included Puff Daddy, D'Angelo, Green Day, Foxy Brown, Red Hot Chili Peppers (in an outdoor"
"generally referred to by record collectors as G&Ts, while those after that date are usually called HMV records. The image continued to be used as a trademark by Victor in the US, Canada, and Latin America. In 1929, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company. In British Commonwealth countries (except for Canada, where Victor held the rights) it was used by various subsidiaries of the Gramophone Company, which ultimately became part of EMI. The trademark's ownership is divided among different companies in different countries, reducing its value in the globalised music market. The name HMV"
"(Germany), ""Husbondens Röst"" (Sweden), ""Głos Swego Pana"" (Poland), ""Sin Herres Stemme"" (Norway) and ""Sahibinin Sesi"" (Turkey). On 1 April 2007, HMV announced that Gromit, the animated dog of Wallace and Gromit, would stand in for Nipper for a three-month period, promoting children's DVDs in its UK stores. The 1958 LP album cover of ""Elvis' Golden Records"" shows pictures of various RCA 45s with Nipper on their labels. On the British version, these images were blacked out for copyright reasons. This type of editing took place with many other RCA releases in England. Similarly, the album covers and some labels of"
"Hound Dog (song) ""Hound Dog"" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Recorded originally by Willie Mae ""Big Mama"" Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, ""Hound Dog"" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, spending 14 weeks in the R&B charts, including seven weeks at number one. Thornton's recording of ""Hound Dog"" is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ""500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll"", and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in February"
"NPR (National Public Radio) noted the similarity of sound between NPR and 'Nipper', and informally adopted the Nipper dog as a mascot. For several years in the 1990s a larger-than-life-size plastic statue of the dog Nipper graced the main entrance lobby of the network's headquarters building in Washington, DC. And the FaceBook group of ex-employees of the network is known as ""Former Nippers."" EMI continued to expand internationally through the 1990s. The name HMV is still used by the chain of entertainment shops founded by the Gramophone Company in the UK and, until 2017, in Canada. In 1998 HMV Media"
"room in Hayes, Middlesex, for many years. The iconic image of a mixed fox/bull terrier, Nipper, looking into a phonograph became an international symbol of quality and excellence for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Nipper lives on through the brand names; he even appeared in ads on television with his ""son"", a puppy named Chipper who was added to the RCA family in 1991. Real dogs continue to play the roles of Nipper and Chipper, but Chipper has to be replaced much more frequently, since his character is a puppy. Nipper continues to be the mascot of HMV stores in"
"and was a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index, was liquidated in July 2014. HMV Canada is a former subsidiary which was sold to Hilco by the HMV Group in 2011. HMV Canada went into receivership in 2017 after being sued by Huk 10 Ltd., a shell company owned by Hilco. The antecedents of HMV began in the 1890s at the dawn of the disc gramophone. By 1902 it had become the beginnings of the Gramophone Company. In February 1907 they commenced the building of a new dedicated record factory at Hayes, Middlesex. Disc records were sold in music shops"
"Source: Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of ""Ball 'n' Chain"", which she wrote. Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She was given her nickname, ""Big Mama,"" by"
"the song, and he would have made millions as the songwriter of Elvis' version: but he lost because he did not ask Leiber & Stoller for permission"" to make those changes. Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) is the performing rights organization for ""Hound Dog"" (BMI Work #94632, ISWC # T-905246869-6), while Sony/ATV SONGS LLC owns the publishing rights. Hound Dog (song) ""Hound Dog"" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Recorded originally by Willie Mae ""Big Mama"" Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, ""Hound Dog"""
"Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of ""Ball 'n' Chain"", which she wrote. Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She was given her nickname, ""Big Mama,"" by Frank"
"Hymie's Vintage Records Hymie’s Vintage Records (also known as just Hymie’s Records) is a vinyl record store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hymie's was opened in 1988 by James “Hymie” Peterson in a former clothespin factory on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The store has carried exclusively analog audio media for most of its life. In 2010 the store relocated five blocks east to a new location. The Hymie's Blog began in October 2009, and has posted nearly every day about interesting or unusual records, local music reviews and local music events. Since 2009, Hymie’s has had a shop dog, a Boston Terrier"
"His Master's Voice) and its successors EMI and HMV Retail Ltd.; the Gramophone Co.'s German subsidiary Electrola; Zonophone; and onetime Victor subsidiary the Japan Victor Company (JVC). Nipper was born in 1884 in Bristol, England, and died in September 1895. He was a mixed-breed dog and probably part Jack Russell Terrier, although some sources suggest that he was a Smooth Fox Terrier, or ""part Bull Terrier"". He was named Nipper because he would ""nip"" the backs of visitors' legs. Nipper originally lived with his owner, Mark Henry Barraud, in the Prince's Theatre where Barraud was a scenery designer. When Barraud"
"The Dog and Everything The Dog and Everything was a power pop rock band from Chicago, IL. They hailed from the same scene as bands such as Lucky Boys Confusion and The Plain White T's. The band was started by Dan Monahan and Augie Schmidt. The two recorded the band's first album, ""Bandshell"" with producer Jeff Murphy, formerly of The Shoes fame. The album sold nearly 10,000 copies and the single, ""Hey Luv"" maintained steady radio play for several months in Chicago and other US markets. The songs ""Hey Luv"" and ""Superglue"" were licensed for use on MTV and were"
"""Hound Dog"" at Radio Recorders Annex in Los Angeles on August 13, 1952, the day after its composition. It subsequently became her biggest hit. According to ""Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography"", Thornton's ""Hound Dog"" was the first record that Leiber and Stoller produced themselves, taking over from bandleader Johnny Otis. Said Stoller: Otis played drums on the recording, replacing Ledard ""Kansas City"" Bell. As Otis was still signed exclusively to Federal Records, a subsidiary of Syd Nathan's King Records as ""Kansas City Bill"" or perhaps with Mercury Records at this time, During the rehearsal, Leiber objected to Thornton's"
"Hank (dog) Hank, also known as Hank T. Dog, is an unofficial mascot of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. Believed to be a part-Bichon Frise mixed-breed of about two or three years of age, Hank was rescued by the Brewers when he wandered into their spring training facility before the start of the 2014 MLB season. Hank was a stray dog when he wandered around the fields of the spring training facility of the Milwaukee Brewers, located at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 17, 2014. Hank was first spotted by security guards, and was then"
"and Poi Dog Pondering moved to Columbia Records, without major success. Texas Hotel Records closed in 1996. Texas Hotel Records Texas Hotel Records was an independent record label based in Santa Monica, California, which released records by singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, Henry Rollins and the Rollins Band from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The label started as a record store and later expanded into a record label. Texas Hotel was voted ""Hot Record Label of the year"" by ""Rolling Stone"" in 1989. At the time, it was planning to release a solo album by Michael Stipe, and the band Poi Dog"
"Honeysuckle Dog Honeysuckle Dog is an album by Chris Smither originally recorded in 1973 for United Artists Records but released in 2005. The album was not released until 2005 because the record label was purchased by Transamerica, which culled over half the UA roster of artists (including Smither) shortly before putting the label out of business altogether. Despite being dropped from the record label, Smither continued to tour, becoming a fixture in the New England folk clubs. He would re-record a number of the songs for later albums on other labels. All tracks composed by Chris Smither; except where indicated"
"Honeysuckle Dog Honeysuckle Dog is an album by Chris Smither originally recorded in 1973 for United Artists Records but released in 2005. The album was not released until 2005 because the record label was purchased by Transamerica, which culled over half the UA roster of artists (including Smither) shortly before putting the label out of business altogether. Despite being dropped from the record label, Smither continued to tour, becoming a fixture in the New England folk clubs. He would re-record a number of the songs for later albums on other labels. All tracks composed by Chris Smither; except where indicated"
"with Hound Dog Taylor's backing band, the Houserockers, with guitarist Brewer Phillips and drummer Ted Harvey. They performed and recorded together for 15 years. The group's first album was ""It's the Blues"", released in 1981. Their second album, ""The Joint Was Rockin' "", was released in 1996. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Koda continued his busy schedule of touring, recording, and writing. The compilation album ""Smokin' in the Boy's Room: The Best of Brownsville Station"", was released by Rhino Records in 1993, and ""Welcome to My Job"", a retrospective of his non-Brownsville recordings, was released by Blue Wave Records in"
"Gibson (dog) Gibson (April 26, 2002 – August 7, 2009) was a Harlequin Great Dane living in Grass Valley, California, United States recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the ""World's Tallest Dog"" in 2004, displacing ""Harvey"", the previous record holder. While his owner Sandy Hall claims Gibson was tall measured from the ground to the top of his withers and weighs . the official report of the Guinness World Records state that Gibson was tall. Gibson was a certified therapy dog and appeared, wearing his trademark bandanna, on several television shows including ""The Tonight Show"", ""The Oprah"
"Hound Dog (band) Hound Dog is a Japanese rock band formed in 1976 that is centered around Kohei Otomo. Examples of popular songs include , ""Only Love"" (1988) and . During the second half of the 1980s the band boasted a tremendous effort of touring Japan with a series of live performances. Beginning with the latter half of the 1990s they entered a sort of recession, which was since 2005 accompanied for a while by vocalist Otomo wanting to separate from other band members in order to pursue a solo career. This ultimately developed into a lawsuit throwing the band"
"1956. ""Hound Dog"" (G2WW-5935) was initially released as the B-side to the single ""Don't Be Cruel"" (G2WW-5936) on July 13, 1956. Soon after the single was re-released with ""Hound Dog"" first and in larger print than ""Don't Be Cruel"" on the record sleeve. Both sides of the record topped ""Billboard's"" Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts alongside ""Don't Be Cruel"", while ""Hound Dog"" on its own merit topped the country & western and rhythm & blues charts and peaked at number two on ""Billboard's"" main pop chart, the Top 100. Later reissues of the single by"
"My Animal My Animal (1998) is the debut album by American rock band Boy Hits Car. In 1995, a Baltimore-based independent label booked Boy Hits Car on their first national tour—six weeks straight performing nearly every night. During this time the band decided that no matter what the cost, they would try to make a lifestyle out of performing their music---music they eventually dubbed 'Lovecore'. BHC continued to write, record and tour until 1997 when they landed a deal with a Texas-based independent label. They recorded their first full-length CD---'My Animal' which was released and distributed in 1998 through NMG"
"Dog"" (in all variations) remained with Lion, and writing credit with Leiber and Stoller. In April, 1954, ""Billboard""'s Rolontz summed up the events thusly: ""The year 1953 saw an important precedent set in regard to answer tunes … since the 'Hound Dog' decision, few record firms have attempted to 'answer' smash hits by other companies by using same tune with different lyrics."" The most protracted lawsuit involving ""Hound Dog"" was ""Valjo Music Publishing Corporation v. Elvis Presley Music"" that was initiated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in October 1956, after the commercial"
"the Mercury Records version is attributed to Leiber-Stoller-Otis. Mercury finally released Freddie Bell and the Bellboys' new version of ""Hound Dog"" in the USA on their debut album ""Rock & Roll ... All Flavors"" (Mercury MG 20289) in January 1958, but now crediting Leiber & Stoller only. Both the 1955 Teen Records (2:45) and the 1956 Mercury Records (2:22) versions of ""Hound Dog"" are included in the 1996 compilation album ""Rockin' Is Our Business "" (Germany: Bear Family Records BCD 15901). Larry Birnbaum described Elvis Presley's rendition of ""Hound Dog"" as ""an emblem of the rock 'n' roll revolution"". George"
"Mississippi Hound Dogs The Mississippi Hound Dogs were a professional indoor football team based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Hound Dogs played their home games at the BancorpSouth Arena as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League's Southern Conference. The Hound Dogs name is an homage to Tupelo's best-known native, the ""King of Rock 'n Roll"" Elvis Presley, in particular his cover version of ""Hound Dog"", which became that song's best-known version and one of Presley's best-known recordings in general. (They are the second football team to use the name in homage to Presley; the first, the Memphis Hound Dogs,"
"unknown British artist, painted a picture of his brother's dog, sitting attentively in front of a phonograph. ""Nipper"", the alert Fox Terrier, became the best known dog in the world. The painting, called ""His Master's Voice"", was sold to the British Gramophone Company Ltd. and eventually became the trademarks of both the Gramophone Company and its new American affiliate, the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901. The Radio Corporation of America absorbed the Victor Company in 1929 and the acquisition included the Camden manufacturing plant and the ""His Master's Voice"" trademark. The four stained glass windows in the buildings tower"
"Hound Dog Taylor Theodore Roosevelt ""Hound Dog"" Taylor (April 12, 1915 – December 17, 1975) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer. Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, though some sources say 1917. He initially played the piano and began playing the guitar when he was 20. He moved to Chicago in 1942. He was famous among guitar players for having six fingers on both hands, a condition called polydactyly. As is usual with the condition, the extra digits were rudimentary nubbins and could not be moved. One night, while drunk, he cut off the extra digit"
"honky tonk song and dance number. Stefan and Scott are in the process of designing a calendar featuring Shih Tzu dogs appearing in scenes, with appropriate costume, from famous classic films, such as ""Gone with the Wind"" and ""Casablanca"" (and ""McMillan & Wife"", a television show included without explanation.) Hamilton and Meg Swan have given Beatrice away, allowing them to enjoy a calmer, more loving partnership as well as a new dog (a pug) named Kipper who they claim enjoys watching them make love. The starring dogs listed here are denoted by their registered names. All have earned the title"