Release Date: 06-Nov-2006 Cat No: GUM4478 Genre: American Country
Availability: Available: dispatched within 2 to 3 working days
Price $9.95
Postage and Handling
2CD. Personnel includes: Elvis Presley (vocals); Chet Atkins (acoustic guitar); Scotty Moore (guitar); Floyd Cramer, Shorty Long (piano); Bill Black (bass); D.J. Fontana (drums); Marvin Hughes, Hilmer Timbrell, Dudley Brooks, Bob Moore, Hank Garland, Buddy Harman, Boots Randolph, Ray Siegel, Jimmy Haskell, Hal Blaine, Harold Bradley, Grady Martin, Barnie Mattinson, Barney Kessel, Emil Richards, Charlie McCoy, Pete Drake, Chip Young, Henry Slaughter, Jerry Reed, Charlie Hodge, Tommy Tedesco, Al Casey, Chuck Berghofer, Don Randi, Mike Deasy, Larry Knechtel, Gene Crisman, Reggie Young, Tommy Cogbill, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Mike Leech, James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Scheff, John Wilkinson, Larry Muhoberac, Bob Lanning, The Jordanaires. Producers include: Hugo, Luigi, Felton Jarvis, Chips Moman. Engineers include: Bill Porter, Thorne Nogar, Murray Spivak, Lowell Kimbal, Jim Malloy. Recorded between January 10, 1956 and January 22, 1969. Includes liner notes by Bill R. Porter. Had Elvis Presley done nothing else but record "That's Alright, Mama," his place in pop music history would be secure. With his first regional hit, Presley fused rhythm and blues with country, put a handsome white face out front for audiences to see, and in so doing legitimized beat music for white audiences. It is no understatement to call Presley the chief catalyst of the rock-and-roll era. During the 1950s, Presley's records spent a collective 53 weeks in the number one chart position. Only the Beatles can boast similar sales success. Presley's monumental accomplishments continued until his untimely death in 1977. After a stint in the Army, he spent a decade making profitable but forgettable movies. Then in 1968 he reestablished his artistic relevance with a spectacular television special and several great albums. During the last decade of his career, Presley's live show was the hottest ticket in America. A great singer first and last, Presley was equally adept at raunchy blues, lilting boogie, operatic pop, and country tear-jerkers.