▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁t une , ▁Johnny ▁Ot is , ▁was ▁under ▁exclusive ▁contract ▁to ▁them ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁t une ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁others ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁claim ing ▁ 5 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁publish er ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁t une . ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁on ▁it ▁goes ▁and ▁the ▁big ▁problem ▁now ▁seems ▁to ▁be , ▁how ▁much ▁Is ▁that ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁In ▁the ▁ju ke ▁box ▁worth ? see ▁also : ▁James ▁M . ▁S alem , ▁The ▁Late , ▁Great ▁Johnny ▁A ce ▁and ▁the ▁Trans ition ▁from ▁R ▁& ▁B ▁to ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ' ▁Music ▁in ▁American ▁life ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁p . ▁ 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁response , ▁Rob ey ▁counter - su ed ▁both ▁King ▁Records ▁and ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁over ▁Roy ▁Brown ' s ▁answer ▁record , ▁and ▁also ▁over ▁Little ▁Est her ' s ▁cover ▁record ▁( K ing ▁ 1 2 1 2 6 ). J . C . ▁Mar ion , ▁" John ny ▁Ot is ▁– ▁Part ▁Two " ▁J amm U pp 1 9 ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁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