8 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Arch ae ology ▁mag az ines ▁Category : C ult ural ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Ital ian ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Ital ian - language ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁in ▁Florence <0x0A> </s> ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁is ▁a ▁twelve - bar ▁bl ues ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Le iber ▁and ▁Mike ▁St ol ler . ▁Record ed ▁originally ▁by ▁Big ▁M ama ▁Thor nt on ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁Pe ac ock ▁Records ▁in ▁late ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁only ▁hit ▁record , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁sp ending ▁ 1 4 ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁R & B ▁charts , ▁including ▁seven ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one . ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ' s ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Songs ▁That ▁Sh aped ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ", ▁and ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁times . ▁The ▁best - known ▁version ▁is ▁the