Between July 1954 & August 1955 this Memphis label released 5 Elvis Presley singles
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Elvis facts - Elvis The King  On July 5-6, 1954, Elvis' first commercial recording session took place with ... of Kentucky," became the first of five singles Elvis released on the Sun label. ... The first riot following an Elvis concert occurred on May 13, 1955 in ... Gladys Presley died in Memphis on August 14, 1958 and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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List of songs recorded by Elvis Presley on the Sun label - Wikipedia  Elvis Presley recorded at least 24 songs at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, between 1953 and 1955. ... Ten were released by Sun as Elvis' first five singles between 1954 and 1955. ... On July 18, 1953, Presley first went to the Memphis Recording Service at the Sun Record .... Recorded: August 19, 1954 (session 2)...
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Early Elvis Songs - Elvis Recording Sessions - Elvis from 1954-1957  1954-1957 saw some of the earliest Elvis recording sessions and the rise of some popular ... July 4, 1954 ... August 15, 1955 ... RCA soon re-releases the five Sun singles on the RCA label. ... RCA ships Elvis Presley, the first album in Elvis' discography. .... Elvis' second motion picture, Loving You, premieres in Memphis.
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Elvis Presley 1953-1955 : The Hillbilly Cat - Elvis Presley Music  Elvis Presley 1953-1955 - Every concert, studio recording and important event in Elvis Presley's Life ... July 5, 1954 Sun Studio - Memphis, Tennessee .... 'Blue Moon of Kentucky' (Sun 209) - the first of five singles Elvis will release on the Sun label. ... August 7, Billboard reviews Sun 209 ... calling Elvis 'A strong new talent'.
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Elvis Presley: How Sun Records boss Sam Phillips discovered a star ...  Nov 22, 2015 ... Memphis, 1954, and Sun recording studio boss Sam Phillips .... There was some desultory small talk, Bill and Scotty joked nervously between themselves, and Sam tried to ..... on July 5-6, 1954 and the songs they finally got on tape then were: .... Elvis' third single released on the Sun label in January 1955.
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jeopardy/3138_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  LET'S GO TO GRACELAND | (Cheryl) In 1956 Elvis earned 8 gold records, including one for this hit, based on the Civil War favorite "Aura Lee" | "Love Me...
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J! Archive - Show #3611, aired 2000-04-24  He co-wrote "Only the Lonely" & offered it to Elvis before recording it himself ... chart hit was "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", which she recorded with him...
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Elvis Presley's Billboard Chart Records | Billboard  Jan 8, 2015 ... 80 top 40 Hot 100 hits, the most such showings in the tally's ... 1, beginning with Elvis Presley, which ruled for 10 weeks in 1956. His most recent reign came courtesy of Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits in 2002 (nearly a half-century after his first No. 1). .... How rare is it for a song (excluding holiday titles) to hit the AC top 10...
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The Story Behind Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel"  Jan 10, 2016 ... 10, 1956, Elvis Presley went into Nashville's RCA Studio to record "Heartbreak Hotel. ... A suicide note was the unlikely inspiration behind the song that became ... a piece of paper with the haunting words: I walk a lonely street. ... He quickly added the song to his live repertoire, changing one line of the lyric,...
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For Elvis CD Collectors  Songs performed just once - Page 2  The song More was mentioned which Elvis sung somewhere in August 1970.. Elvis gave 58 ... Sadly, you're mistaken about several items: "I John" - .... What about: MARIE'S THE NAME OF HIS LATEST FLAME ??? i think...
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1955 Sun RCA Deal - elvis presley museum  The letter written on RCA letterhead discusses the deal between Sun Records ... Phillips' tiny Sun Records was having difficulty meeting demand for its rising star, and ... RCA had deep pockets, and the Colonel had decade-long ties to the label ... to the wisdom of Phillips choice: Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash,...
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Elvis Presley 1953-1955 : The Hillbilly Cat - Elvis Presley Music  In January 1954, he paid for a second personal record at the Memphis ..... Friday July 30, Elvis Presley made his first big public appearance with Scotty and Bill, the Blue .... with Opry manager Bill Denny after Sam convinced him to 'just give the boy a chance'. Elvis sings 'Blue Moon of Kentucky' and receives a polite, but not...
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Achievements - Graceland  It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, ... (1968), "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite" (1973), and "Elvis in Concert" ... to the end of his career and beyond, Elvis albums and singles enjoyed strong sales ... in 40 countries by more than 1 billion people and made television history.
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Elvis Presley Bombs on the Grand Ole Opry - The Boot  Oct 2, 2016 ... The singer made his first  and last  Grand Ole Opry appearance on this day (Oct. 2) in 1954  and it didn't go as well as he had hoped. ... debuting his high-energy brand of rockabilly with Blue Moon of Kentucky. ... the live radio show Louisiana Hayride, only two weeks later, and signed a contract to...
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Is This The Most Valuable Vinyl Record In The World? - Tone Deaf  Nov 19, 2014 ... On 18th July 1953, a young, good-looking truck driver walked into Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records with four dollars in his pocket,...
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Elvis biography - 1956 - Elvis The King  January 10, 1956. Presley became a national star in 1956. He and Parker traveled to Nashville. Two days after his twenty-first birthday, Elvis has his first recording session ... to sell over one million copies, thus becoming Elvis's very first gold record. ... of the " morally concerned" establishment and the religious community.
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Elvis Bio 1935 - 1953 - ElvisCollector.info  Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo Mississippi, on January 8, 1935 having ... Assembly of God church where he found an outlet for his musical inclinations. ... So though the rightful (traditional) surname would have been Wallace, .... After listening to a guitarist sing a song, Elvis told his mother, I can sing ...... Eye Color: Blue
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Today in Elvis History - Elvis Sings To Basset Hound on The Steve ...  Jul 1, 2014 ... In what Elvis often referred to as the most embarrassing moment of his career, ... his career, on July 1, 1956, he performed his hit song "Hound Dog" to an actual basset hound on "The Steve Allen Show" in New York City. ... and he would perform to the Basset hound named Sherlock dressed in a full tuxedo.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About 'The King', Elvis Presley  Jun 27, 2008 ... He gave only five official concerts outside of the U.S. In 1957, Elvis gave a total of five concerts in three ... He was handcuffed and taken to jail.
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Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (Audio) - YouTube  Jun 4, 2013 - 2 min - Uploaded by ElvisPresleyVEVOMusic video by Elvis Presley performing Hound Dog (Audio). Originally released  1956. All ...
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Historic Memphis Beale Street and The Blues  All about Beale Street, the famous Memphis landmark - featuring many historic ... From the moment you set foot on the cobblestones, you know there's ... He created Church Park at the corner of 4th and Beale, as well as a large .... W. C. Handy ... In 1952 a young Elvis Presley came in and made a small purchase, and was a...