▁was ▁not or iously ▁cont empt uous ▁of ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁music ▁and ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁he ▁sm irk ingly ▁presented ▁El vis ▁" with ▁a ▁roll ▁that ▁looks ▁exactly ▁like ▁a ▁large ▁roll ▁of ▁to ile t ▁paper ▁with , ▁says ▁Allen , ▁the ▁' sign atures ▁of ▁eight ▁thousand ▁fans ,' " ▁and ▁the ▁singer ▁had ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁t ux edo ▁while ▁singing ▁an ▁abbre vi ated ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁to ▁an ▁actual ▁top ▁hat - we aring ▁Bass et ▁H ound . ▁Although ▁by ▁most ▁accounts ▁Pres ley ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁sport ▁about ▁it , ▁according ▁to ▁Scot ty ▁Moore , ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁angry ▁about ▁their ▁treatment ▁the ▁previous ▁night . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁For ▁ 7 ▁hours ▁from ▁ 2 . 0 0 pm ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Steve ▁Allen ▁Show ▁performance , ▁Pres ley ▁recorded ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁along ▁with ▁" Don ' t ▁Be ▁Cru el " ▁and ▁" Any ▁Way ▁You ▁W ant ▁Me " ▁for ▁R CA ▁Victor ▁at ▁R CA ' s ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁studio ▁with ▁his ▁regular ▁band ▁of ▁Scot ty ▁Moore ▁on ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁Bill ▁Black ▁on ▁bass , ▁D . ▁J . ▁Font ana ▁on ▁drums , ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ▁from ▁the ▁Jordan aires . ▁Despite ▁its ▁popular ity ▁in ▁his ▁live ▁shows , ▁Pres ley ▁had ▁not ▁planned ▁nor