Little Richard “Hound Dog” Live (1964)

Little Richard preforming “Hound Dog” in 1964 on UK TV. I came across this performance when researching the Black body as a spectacle in mass media for a curatorial project last year. I think often about Black performers/musical artists and the complex history of being watched and commodified.

Clips from this video are featured in Abbey Williams’ hilarious and deeply revealing video work Reply (2017) which is featured in the Video Viewing Room.mov collection.