▁to ▁sp ur ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁black ▁R & B ▁into ▁rock ▁music ". ▁Bran de is ▁University ▁professor ▁Stephen ▁J . ▁White field , ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁book ▁In ▁Search ▁of ▁American ▁Jewish ▁Culture , ▁regards ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁as ▁significant , ▁as ▁it ▁" mark ed ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁race - mix ing ▁in ▁music ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁des eg reg ation ▁of ▁public ▁schools ▁was ▁mand ated " ▁in ▁Brown ▁v . ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁Le iber ▁regarded ▁the ▁original ▁recording ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 - p ound ▁" bl ues ▁bel ter " ▁Big ▁M ama ▁Thor nt on ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁version , ▁while ▁St ol ler ▁said , ▁" If ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁name ▁my ▁favorite ▁record ings , ▁I ' d ▁say ▁they ▁are ▁Big ▁M ama ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁and ▁Peg gy ▁Lee ' s ▁' Is ▁That ▁All ▁There ▁Is ? '" ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁Thor nt on ▁recorded ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁at ▁Radio ▁Record ers ▁Anne x ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁its ▁composition . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁became ▁her ▁biggest ▁hit . ▁According ▁to ▁H ound ▁Dog : ▁The ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁Aut obi ography , ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁record ▁that ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁produced