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Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right” – 60th anniversary
Written by admin on July 5, 2014 – 8:56 am -We are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the day that Elvis Presley recorded “That’s All Right” and kick-started one of the most remarkable careers in music history.
Elvis’ timeless reworking of the Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup blues song was recorded during a try out at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio in Memphis, TN on July 5, 1954.
Tags: Bill Black, Dewey Phillips, Elvis 60th anniversary, Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, sun records, That's All Right, That's All Right Mama
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Song of the Week #5 – “That’s All Right”
Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 6:01 am -| Elvis Presley’s very first single, “That’s All Right,” is this week’s song of the week.
This is one of the most important songs ever recorded. Nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, with sidemen Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass), were on a break during a studio session when they began improvising on an old blues song by Arthur Crudup. Producer Sam Phillips was amazed by what he heard and asked them to back up and try it again. The result was a new and unique sound which became known as rockabilly. |
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Tags: Arthur Crudup, Bill Black, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Scotty Moore, That's All Right
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Congratulations to Bill and DJ
Written by admin on March 3, 2009 – 9:36 am - |
Some of you will already be aware that Bill Black and DJ Fontana are among the inductees at this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Both richly deserve their place in the ‘sidemen category’ for their innovative work with Elvis in the mid 50s. |
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