▁Hollywood ' s ▁Hudson ▁Theatre , ▁receiving ▁five ▁LA ▁Week ly ▁Theatre ▁Award ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁Musical ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁The ▁AG M - 2 8 ▁H ound ▁Dog ▁miss ile ' s ▁name ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁miss iles ▁were ▁air - launch ed ▁su person ic ▁miss iles ▁designed ▁to ▁destroy ▁heavily ▁def ended ▁ground ▁targets . ▁Al most ▁ 7 0 0 ▁AG M - 2 8 s ▁were ▁built . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁" Big ▁M ama " ▁Thor nt on ▁ ▁with ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Bill ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁/ ▁" N ight ▁Mare " ▁( US : ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ; ▁Pe ac ock ▁ 1 6 1 2 ) ▁( UK : ▁ 1 9 5 4 ; ▁Vog ue ▁V ▁ 2 2 8 4 ) ▁( Sw eden , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ; ▁Kar us ell ▁K ▁ 6 6 ) ▁( France , ▁ 1 9 5 4 : ▁Vog ue ▁V ▁ 3 3 2 8 ) ▁Song ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Le iber -- O tis . ▁ ▁with ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Bill ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁/ ▁" R ock - a - By e ▁Baby " ▁( US : ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 6 ; ▁Pe ac ock ▁ 5 - 1 6 1 2 ) ▁ ▁with ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Bill