w ▁" S weet ▁Li ps ") ▁on ▁Federal ▁Records ▁( F eder al ▁ 1 2 1 2 6 ) ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁April . ▁While ▁Federal ' s ▁trade ▁ad s ▁tout ed ▁this ▁release ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁record ▁ever ▁made ▁by ▁Little ▁Est her , ▁in ▁its ▁review ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Billboard ▁op ined : ▁" It ▁fails ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁same ▁excitement ▁of ▁the ▁original ." ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁the ▁following ▁six ▁country ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song — all ▁cred ited ▁err one ously ▁to ▁Le iber - St ol ler ▁( or ▁) - O tis — w ere ▁released ▁on ▁several ▁different ▁labels ▁by ▁white ▁artists : ▁ ▁Jack ▁Turner ▁& ▁his ▁Gr anger ▁County ▁Gang ▁( R CA ▁ 2 0 - 5 2 6 7 ; ▁ 4 7 - 5 2 6 7 ) ▁( act ually ▁Henry ▁D . ▁Hay nes ▁on ▁vocals , ▁with ▁his ▁H omer ▁and ▁J eth ro ▁partner ▁Kenneth ▁C . ▁Burn s ▁on ▁mand olin , ▁with ▁Ch et ▁At kins ▁on ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁Charles ▁Green ▁on ▁bass , ▁and ▁Jerry ▁By rd ▁on ▁steel ▁guitar ), ▁recorded ▁a ▁Rock abil ly ▁Bo og ie ▁or ▁hill b illy ▁Country - West ern ▁version The ▁Billboard ▁( A pril ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ): 3