Partial List of "cover" Versions of "Hound Dog"
- Esther Phillips (as "Little Esther") in 1953 (Federal 12126)
- Frank Motley & His Motley Crew (with vocal by Curley Bridges) as "New Hound Dog" in 1954 (Big Town 116)
- Freddie Bell & his Bell Boys. Re-recorded for Mercury 1956 and released 1957 on the album Rock´n Roll All Flavors
- Sha Na Na did a cover of this song for the 1978 film, Grease
- Junior Wells on his 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues
- John Entwistle (bassist of The Who)—from his 1973 rock'n'roll album Rigor Mortis Sets In
- Jimi Hendrix—from BBC Sessions (The Jimi Hendrix Experience album)
- Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard—from the 1972 "duet" album Friends From The Beginning
- The Everly Brothers—from their Rock 'n Soul album
- Jerry Lee Lewis (his 1958 version is similar to the Freddie Bell / Elvis version whereas his 1959 version is based on the blues original by Thornton. His live versions have tended to mix elements of both versions).
- John Lennon—from one of his last charity concerts in New York, 1972.
- Royal Artillery Alanbrooke Band (cf. Field Marshal Alanbrooke)
- Billy "Crash" Craddock—recorded on his album Live! 1977
- The Muppets—an episode of The Muppet Show.
- Johnny Burnette Trio
- Recorded live by The Rolling Stones in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28, 1978
- Willy DeVille on his 2002 album Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin
- Robert Palmer recorded the original lyric version for his 2003 blues album Drive
- Tales of Terror recorded for their LP in 1984
- Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps Live from an Alan Freed radio show in July, 1956
- Eric Clapton on his album Journeyman
- Bernie Marsden, Ian Paice, Neil Murray, and Don Airey during an Ian Paice and Friends concert
- A version by Albert King appears on The Best of Albert King, Vol 1 by Stax released in 1986
- Jeff Beck & Jed Leiber, an instrumental version appeared on the audio album Honeymoon in Vegas—Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
- Koko Taylor on her Force of Nature album in 1993
- James Taylor on his Covers album in 2008
- Eddie Clendening on Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording, 2010
- El Vez, as "You Ain't Nothin' But A Chihuahua"
- Europe (band), Live at Viña Del Mar (Chile)
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