Elvis Presley was undoubtedly Sun Records’ biggest star, burning brightly during his tenure at the label from 1953 to 1955. 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of the release of Elvis’ first single, “That’s All Right,” on Sun Records. This collection is Elvis as interpreted by his Sun contemporaries like Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and […]
In a time when rock & roll hits were released on 45rpm discs, Elvis’ debut LP, titled Elvis Presley, was the first rock album to reach number one on the charts, and RCAs first million dollar-earning pop album. It contained such classics as “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Tutti Frutti” and Elvis version of “Blue Moon”, and […]
Taken from the liner notes by New York Times Best Selling writer Ken Sharp: “Elvis Presley was a supernatural force of raw, natural talent. But he couldn’t scale the Mount Olympus of rock and roll without an arsenal of extraordinary songs supplied by an army of gifted songwriters all dedicated to writing for “The King.”. […]
