Conversation so far:
What album was Hound Dog (song) originally on
Single by Big Mama Thornton
Who released the single Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton
Peacock Records in late February 1953
What changed from the original release of the Hound Dog (song) single by Big Mama Thornton
Two records were released that were neither cover versions of nor answers to Thornton's release, yet used a similar melody without any attribution to Leiber and Stoller.
What year was it when a record with a similar melody to Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog was released
1953
What date in 1953 was it when a record with a similar melody to Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog was released
The first was Smiley Lewis's Play Girl, credited to D. Bartholomew and released by the Imperial Records label by the end of March 1953.

Question: Who stole the song next
Self-contained rewrite: Who stole the song Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton next after Smiley Lewis's Play Girl