▁' ain ' t ▁nothing ▁but ▁a ▁country ▁boy ' ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Robert ▁Lo ers , ▁owner ▁of ▁Dutch ▁label ▁Red ita ▁Records , ▁found ▁a ▁song ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁mel ody ▁as ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁called ▁"( You ▁Ain ' t ▁N utt in ' ▁But ▁a ) ▁Ju ice head " ▁on ▁an ▁anonymous ▁ac et ate ▁at ▁Select - o - H its , ▁the ▁M emph is ▁distrib utor ship ▁owned ▁by ▁Sam ▁Phill ips ' ▁brother , ▁Tom , ▁where ▁Sun ▁artifact s ▁were ▁stored . ▁ ▁Philip ▁H . ▁En nis ▁sees ▁" Two ▁H ound ▁D ogs ", ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁by ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁& ▁His ▁Com ets ▁( De cca ▁ 2 9 5 5 2 ), ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁recording . ▁While ▁not ▁an ▁answer ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁sense , ▁the ▁ly ric ▁character ized ▁" R h ythm " ▁and ▁" Bl ues " ▁as ▁the ▁tit ular ▁" Two ▁H ound ▁D ogs ," ▁an ▁apparent ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁stat ure ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog ." ▁ ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys ' ▁versions ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Philadelphia - based ▁Te en ▁Records ▁co - found er ▁Bern ie