▁with ▁a ▁pen chant ▁for ▁' c low ning ' Louis ▁Arm strong , ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁and ▁Louis ▁Jordan . ▁It ▁was ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys ' ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁( with ▁Bell ' s ▁am ended ▁lyr ics ) ▁that ▁influenced ▁Pres ley ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁perform , ▁and ▁later ▁record ▁and ▁release , ▁his ▁own ▁version : ▁" El vis ' s ▁version ▁of ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁came ▁about , ▁not ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁cover ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁record , ▁but ▁as ▁an ▁im itation ▁of ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁her ▁record ▁performed ▁by ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys … ▁The ▁words , ▁the ▁tempo , ▁and ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁El vis ' ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁come ▁not ▁from ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁but ▁from ▁the ▁Bell bo ys ' ." ▁According ▁to ▁Rick ▁Cole man , ▁the ▁Bell bo ys ' ▁version ▁" feature d ▁[ D ave ] ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁three - be at ▁Latin ▁r iff , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁heard ▁in ▁Bill ▁H ale y ' s ▁' Sh ake , ▁R attle ▁and ▁Roll ' ." ▁Just ▁as ▁H ale y ▁had ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁r iff ▁from ▁Bar th ol ome w , ▁Pres ley ▁borrow ed ▁it ▁from ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys . ▁The