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Though he isn’t immediately thought of as a country music artist when you look back at music history, Elvis Presley evidently ...
It’s one of those mythical rock meetups that’s actually true. In the nascent days of rock ’n roll—December 4, 1956 to be ...
The music Elvis Presley made in Los Angeles during the 1970s is the focus of a new box set, "Sunset Boulevard." Here's what to expect.
1. “That’s All Right” (1954): Originally written and recorded by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in 1946, this is Elvis’ first single, recorded at Sun Studio on July 5, 1954.
His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio. In 1951, Phillips produced a song Ike Turner ...
An 18-year-old Elvis Presley first showed up at Sun Studio on July 18, 1953, to record two demos; legend has it that he wanted to give his mother a record of him singing as a birthday present.
The box set chronicles Presley’s 1954 and 1955 sessions at Sun, his comeback at American Sound Studios in 1969, the music he made at Stax Records in 1973, live recordings from a 1974 show at the ...
Produced by noted Elvis archivist Ernst Jørgensen, the box set chronicles Presley’s 1954 and 1955 sessions at Sun, his comeback at American Sound studios in 1969, the music he made at Stax ...
Everything that we have already covered here — from Elvis to soul music to Sun — really stands on the foundation that blues musicians built early on in Memphis.
Worcester Elvis Presley tribute artist Dan Fontaine hopes to have the BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center all shook up in the best possible way on Jan. 14 when he puts on his show ...
"We just want to do a great show for the people of Worcester." Presley (1935-77) recorded his earliest songs in the 1950s at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.