. 7 ▁and ▁ 8 2 . 6 ▁rating ▁and ▁share , ▁respectively , ▁which ▁meant ▁ 6 0 – 6 2 ▁million ▁were ▁watching , ▁the ▁largest ▁audience ▁in ▁history ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁although ▁the ▁share ▁in ▁itself ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁be aten , ▁or ▁even ▁equ alled , ▁to ▁this ▁day ." ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Democratic ▁con gress man ▁E manuel ▁C eller , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Jud ici ary ▁Ant it rust ▁Sub comm ittee ▁was ▁dis g usted ▁at ▁" the ▁bad ▁taste ▁that ▁is ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁music , ▁with ▁his ▁animal ▁g yr ations , ▁which ▁are ▁certainly ▁most ▁dist aste ful ▁to ▁me , ▁are ▁viol ative ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁I ▁know ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁good ▁taste ." ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Mel ody ▁M aker ▁critic ▁Steve ▁Race ▁react ed ▁neg atively ▁to ▁Pres ley ' s ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog ": ▁" When ▁H ound ▁Dog ▁was ▁released — and ▁believe ▁me ▁' re leased ' ▁is ▁the ▁word — I ▁sat ▁up ▁and ▁took ▁rather ▁special ▁notice . ▁Lo ▁these ▁many ▁times ▁I ▁have ▁heard ▁bad ▁records , ▁for ▁she er ▁rep uls iveness ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁monot ony ▁of ▁in co her ence , ▁H ound ▁Dog ▁hit ▁a ▁new ▁low ▁in ▁my ▁experience ." ▁Race ▁added : ▁" My ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁Pres ley '