▁ ▁Thor nt on ▁re called ▁later ▁that ▁she ▁learned ▁her ▁record ▁was ▁in ▁circul ation ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁performance ▁with ▁the ▁Johnny ▁Ot is ▁Orchestra ▁during ▁this ▁tour ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio . ▁" I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁the ater ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁turned ▁the ▁radio ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁the ▁man ▁said , ▁' Here ' s ▁a ▁record ▁that ' s ▁going ▁nation wide : ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁by ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on .' ▁I ▁said , ▁' That ' s ▁me !' ▁[ la ugh s ] ▁I ▁hadn ' t ▁heard ▁the ▁record ▁in ▁so ▁long . ▁So ▁when ▁we ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁the ater ▁they ▁was ▁bl ast ing ▁it . ▁You ▁could ▁hear ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁the ater , ▁from ▁the ▁loud spe aker . ▁They ▁were ▁just ▁playing ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁the ater . ▁So ▁I ▁goes ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁operating ▁room , ▁I ▁say , ▁' Do ▁you ▁mind ▁playing ▁that ▁again ?' ▁' C ause ▁I ▁hadn ' t ▁heard ▁the ▁record ▁in ▁so ▁long ▁I ▁forgot ▁the ▁words ▁myself . ▁So ▁I ▁stood ▁there ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁it , ▁listening ▁to ▁it . ▁So ▁that ▁evening ▁I ▁sang ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁everybody ▁went ▁for ▁it . ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁just ▁took ▁off ▁like ▁a ▁jet ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ,