▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁The ▁Co zy ▁Cole ▁All ▁Stars ▁recorded ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version , ▁" H ound ▁Dog ▁Special " ▁( M GM ▁ 1 1 7 9 4 ), ▁a ▁" ▁of ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on ' s " ▁version . ▁ ▁Bass ▁player ▁Al ▁R ex , ▁who ▁joined ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁and ▁His ▁Com ets ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁told ▁of ▁performing ▁the ▁song ▁when ▁given ▁the ▁spot light ▁at ▁live ▁performances . ▁" I ▁used ▁to ▁do ▁' H ound ▁Dog .' ▁H ale y ▁would ▁get ▁mad ▁at ▁me ▁if ▁I ' d ▁do ▁that . ▁This ▁was ▁even ▁before ▁Pres ley ▁did ▁it . ▁H ale y ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁those ▁guys ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁that ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ." ▁As ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁were ▁not ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁( and ▁H ale y ▁recorded ▁other ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁songs ), ▁H ale y ▁was ▁probably ▁referring ▁to ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁Bern ie ▁L owe , ▁of ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Te en ▁Records . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁Big ▁M ama ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁version ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁such ▁artists ▁as : ▁the ▁D irty ▁Blues ▁Band ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁album ▁D irty ▁Blues ▁Band ; ▁E tta ▁James ; ▁Robert ▁Pal mer ; ▁and ▁M acy ▁Gray . ▁ ▁An swers ▁and ▁par