Elvis Presley – That’s Alright (Mama)

“That’s Alright Mama” – this was Elvis’ first single, and it came out of his first recording session. Elvis was a 19-year-old truck driver when he came to Sun Records in Memphis to record a song as a gift for his mother. Sun was owned by Sam Phillips, who his assistant, Marion Keiser, knew was looking for a “white man who sounds like a black man.” She alerted her boss to Elvis, and Phillips arranged some sessions with some local session players: bassist Bill Black and guitarist Scotty Moore.

The trio tried a few different songs in various styles, finally hitting the mark when they informally started playing Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s obscure 1946 blues song “That’s All Right,” in a fast, innovative style. Phillips liked what he heard and had them record the song this way. This uptempo blues variation led some music historians to consider it the first rock song.
Elvis recorded this song at Sam Phillips’ studios in Memphis on July 5, 1954. Sam delivered a copy to the local disc jockey Dewey Phillips (no relation) at WHBQ. On July 8, Dewey became the first DJ to play an Elvis song when he gave it a spin on his Red, Hot & Blue show. It got a huge response, so played it several more times and eventually brought Elvis in for an interview.

Dewey Phillips was a pioneering DJ who played a mix of black and white music that attracted a large and diverse following. After he started playing “That’s Alright Mama,” it quickly caught on in Memphis and went national, setting the stage for Elvis’ rapid rise.

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“That’s Alright Mama” a fost primul single înregistrat ca și profesionist a lui Elvis Presley a avut loc la 5 Iulie 1954, la Sun Records din Memphis. Avea 19 ani, și era șofer de camion. A venit pentru prima dată la studio, să înregistreze o melodie cadou pentru mama lui.

Propietarul la Sun Record era Sam Phillips, asistat de Marion Kaiser. El era în căutarea unui alb care să aibe o voce asemănătoare cu a unui negru. Marion la prezentat pe Elvis la Sam, care a aranjat câteva sesiuni cu muzicieni locali, printre care basistul Bill Black și chitaristul Scotty Moore. Elvis a mai făcut câteva înregistrări în studio mai înainte, dar pentru care a plătit să le înregistreze.

Sam Phillips a dus o copie a  melodiei la o stație de radio locală, WHBQ’s la show-ul “Red, Hot and Blue”, unde DJ Dewey Phillips, a inclus melodia în program, fiind primul care a difuzat o melodie a lui Elvis, la data de 8 Iulie 1954.

În următoarea săptămână Sun Records a primit 6.000 de comenzi pentru disc, care a fost lansat oficial la 19 Iulie 1954.

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