▁C rew , ▁with ▁vocals ▁provided ▁by ▁Cur ley ▁Br id ges ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁for ▁Big ▁Town ▁Records , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁ 4 ▁Star ▁Records , ▁owned ▁by ▁Bob ▁Ged d ins . ▁ ▁Mot ley ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁composer , ▁and ▁" K ing " ▁Herbert ▁Whit aker ▁plays ▁ten or ▁sa x oph one . ▁This ▁song ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁rock ing ▁re arr ang ement ▁of ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ." ▁It ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁Qu ality ▁Records ▁( Qual ity ▁K 1 5 4 4 ). ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁dust ▁settled , ▁the ▁publishing ▁for ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁( in ▁all ▁variations ) ▁remained ▁with ▁Lion , ▁and ▁writing ▁credit ▁with ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler . ▁In ▁April , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Bill boards ▁Rol ont z ▁sum med ▁up ▁the ▁events ▁thus ly : ▁" The ▁year ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁saw ▁an ▁important ▁preced ent ▁set ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁answer ▁t unes … ▁since ▁the ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁decision , ▁few ▁record ▁fir ms ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁' answer ' ▁sm ash ▁hits ▁by ▁other ▁companies ▁by ▁using ▁same ▁t une ▁with ▁different ▁lyr ics ." ▁ ▁" R ip ▁off s " ▁Two ▁records ▁were ▁released ▁that ▁were ▁neither ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁nor ▁answers ▁to ▁Thor nt on