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Elvis Presley 's First Recording

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Kicking off a historic career, Elvis Presley recorded his first record on July 5, 1954 when he stepped into the Sun Records studio in Memphis and recored "That's All Right," a cover of a blues number by Arthur Crudup.

The song was not a hit, but received a great deal of local airplay and is credited as being one of few recordings that kicked off the rock 'n' roll revolution that changed American music.

Posted:  2004-07-02  2:00:49 PM

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