1953 Country Versions
With a published review by March 14, "Hound Dog" inspired a knock off version recorded within a week.
- Charlie Gore & Louis Innis (You Ain't Nothin but a Female) Hound Dog (King 3587) - recorded March 22, 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH retrieved 6.8.2011
Six versions of the song were recorded on several different labels by "country" groups the very next month (April 1953):
- Billy Starr label shot sample
- Tommy Duncan label shot sample
- Eddie Hazelwood label shot sample
- Jack Turner and His Granger County Gang label shotsample
- Cleve Jackson label shot
- Betsy Gay (Intro 45-6070) listing and sample
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