▁Show ▁Pres ley ▁first ▁performed ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁for ▁a ▁nation wide ▁television ▁audience ▁on ▁The ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le ▁Show ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁appearance ▁on ▁Ber le ' s ▁program , ▁and ▁his ▁e ighth ▁appearance ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁since ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁on ▁Tommy ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Dor sey ' s ▁Stage ▁Show ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁recorded ▁and ▁broadcast ▁from ▁the ▁CBS - TV ▁studio ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁Pres ley ▁appeared ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁sans ▁guitar . ▁Ber le ▁later ▁told ▁an ▁inter v iewer ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁told ▁El vis ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁guitar ▁back stage . ▁" Let ▁' em ▁see ▁you , ▁son ", ▁ad vised ▁Uncle ▁M ilt ie . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Scot ty ▁Moore ▁had ▁added ▁a ▁guitar ▁solo ▁to ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁D . J . ▁Font ana ▁had ▁added ▁a ▁hot ▁drum ▁roll ▁between ▁vers es ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁However , ▁in ▁performing ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁" El vis ▁s ings ▁the ▁first ▁line ▁like ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys , ▁who ▁repeat ▁" h ound ▁dog " ▁behind ▁the ▁lead ▁singer : ▁El vis ▁s ings ▁" h ound ▁dog " ▁and ▁his ▁" second ▁voice " ▁repe ats ▁" h ound ▁dog ." ▁By ▁the ▁third ▁verse , ▁he ▁s ings ▁the ▁phrase