▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁became ▁popular ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁launch ing ▁C lower ' s ▁career , ▁and ▁remained ▁his ▁best - known ▁work , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁bringing ▁over ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁in ▁sales ▁and ▁ultimately ▁becoming ▁a ▁plat in um ▁record ▁for ▁M CA ▁Records . ▁ ▁Country ▁and ▁bl u egr ass ▁music ian ▁Jimmy ▁Martin ▁co on ▁h unted ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by ▁and ▁wrote ▁and ▁recorded ▁several ▁songs ▁about ▁his ▁co on h ounds . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁songs , ▁" P ete , ▁the ▁Best ▁Co on ▁Dog ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Tennessee " ▁and ▁" Run ▁P ete ▁Run ", ▁which ▁describe ▁the ▁explo its ▁of ▁a ▁" half ▁Black ▁and ▁Tan ▁and ▁half ▁Walker " ▁named ▁P ete , ▁became ▁bl u egr ass ▁hits . ▁On ▁the ▁latter ▁song , ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Martin ' s ▁co on h ound ▁is ▁actually ▁heard . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁fict ional ▁port ray als ▁of ▁co on ▁hunting , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁mag az ines ▁specifically ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁sport , ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁are ▁Co on h ound ▁Blood lines ▁and ▁Full ▁Cry . ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁The ▁Key ▁Under wood ▁Co on ▁Dog ▁Memorial ▁Gra vey ard ▁is ▁a ▁c emetery ▁located ▁in ▁Col bert ▁County , ▁Alabama . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁specifically ▁dedicated ▁to ▁bur ial ▁of ▁co on h ounds . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Bear ▁hunting