Elvis Presley's Sun recordings: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - The 23 titles

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - The 23 titles

These are the 23 titles, in order of their recording date. A take means a second (or higher) version; the best take would be used to create a mastertape to be published.

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - My Happiness private

Peterson - Bergantine
Recorded: summer 1953 (private)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - That's When Your Heartaches Begin private

Raskin - Brown - Fisher
Recorded: summer 1953 (private)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I Love You Because

L. Payne. Original probably: Leon Payne (1949, Capitol); Eddie Fisher (1950, RCA Victor)
Recorded: July 5-6, 1954 (session 1)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - That's All Right

A. Crudup. Original Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1947, RCA Victor)
Crudup's original title is: "That's All Right (Mama)"; on the Sunlabel, and many later releases, '(Mama)' is omitted: "That's All Right". Recorded: July 5-6, 1954 (session 1)

Elvis's recording of That's All Right (Mama) can be considered to be the beginning of rock and roll, but there are more first rock and roll records.

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Harbor Lights

H. Williams - J. Kennedy. Original: possibly Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians
Recorded: July 5-6, 1954 (session 1)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Blue Moon of Kentucky

Bill Monroe
Recorded: July, 5-6, 1954 (session 1)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Blue Moon

R. Rodgers - L. Hart. Original: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (1947, Columbia)
Recorded: August 19, 1954 (session 2)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Tomorrow Night

S. Coslow - W. Grosz. Original: Lonnie Johnson (1948, King)
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I'll Never Let You Go Little Darlin'

J. Warkley. Original: Jimmy Warkly (1943, Decca)
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Satisfied

This title has been administered as being recorded, but the tape has never been found.
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

M. David. Original probably Patti Page (1950, Mercury)
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Just Because

B. Shelton - J. Shelton - S. Robin. Original: The Shelton Brothers (1942, Decca)
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Good Rockin' Tonight

R. Brown. Original Roy Brown (1947, DeLuxe); also Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris (1948, King)
Recorded: September 1954 (session 3)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Milkcow Blues Boogie

K. Arnold. Original probably Kokomo Arnold (1935, Decca)
Other releases: Johnny Lee Wills (1941, Decca); Moon Mullican (1946, King); Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys als "Brain Cloudy Blues", (1946, Columbia)
Recorded: November or December 1954 (session 4)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - You're A Heartbreaker

J. Sallee
Recorded: November or December 1954 (session 4)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Baby Let's Play House

A. Gunter. Original: Arthur Gunter (1954, Excello)
Recorded: February 5, 1955 (session 5)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I Got A Woman

Ray Charles
Recorded: February 5, 1955 (session 5)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Trying To Get To You

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I'm Left You're Right She's Gone

S. Kesler - W. Taylor. Original: Stan Kesler & Bill Taylor
Recorded: March 5, 1955 (session 6)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - I Forgot To Remember To Forget

S. Kesler - C. Feathers. Original: Stan Kesler & Charlie Feathers
Recorded: July 11, 1955 (session 7)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Mystery Train

H. Parker - S. Phillips. Original: Little Junior's Blue Flames (1953, Sun)
Recorded: July 11, 1955 (session 7)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - When It Rains It Really Pours

W. Emerson. Original: Billy "the Kid" Emerson (1955, Sun)
Recorded: Augustus or October 1955 (session 8)

Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - The Million Dollar Quartet session recordings

In December 1956, a year after Elvis had left Sun for RCA, he revisited Sun Studio. The afternoon became a jam session with Carl Perkins (then already famous for his Blue Suede Shoes), Jerry Lee Lewis (relatively unknown at the time), and Johnny Cash (reportedly not heard on the tapes, while later he claimed to be included). The taping was largely unintended by the quartet; they were just singing the songs they had in mind. About 40 titles are recorded, most of them incomplete. Elvis is caught telling about a singer he saw in Las Vegas (probably Jackie Wilson), doing his version of Don't Be Cruel, and they're enjoying Brown Eyed Handsome Man from Chuck Berry.
Recorded: December 4, 1956.

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