▁ 8 4 ", ▁Jet ▁( J anu ary ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁p . ▁ 1 6 " Answer ▁to ▁the ▁' A ns wers ' ", The ▁Billboard ▁( A pril ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁p . ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁Other ▁Answer ▁records ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁and ▁" B ear ▁Cat ", ▁a ▁sp ate ▁of ▁answer ▁records ▁followed : ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁Blues ▁sh outer ▁Roy ▁Brown ▁recorded ▁" Mr . ▁H ound ▁Dog ' s ▁in ▁Town " ▁for ▁King ▁Records ▁( 4 5 – 4 6 2 7 ). N ick ▁T os ches , ▁Un s ung ▁Hero es ▁of ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll : ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ▁in ▁the ▁Wild ▁Years ▁Before ▁El vis , ▁rev . ▁ed ▁( H arm ony ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁p . ▁ 2 0 9 . ▁While ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁mel ody ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁lyr ics ▁as ▁the ▁original , ▁Brown ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁writer . ▁Despite ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁legal ▁action , ▁Brown ' s ▁" Mr . ▁H ound ▁Dog ' s ▁in ▁Town " ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁advert ised ▁in ▁Billboard ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁V ocal ist ▁Charlie ▁G ore ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Louis