Classic Albums

Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley

TV-PG
S3 • E6    Dec 28, 2001    50m
The debut album of the King is examined here. It was the first million-selling rock album, and the first million-selling popular music album for RCA. We hear from some of the producers and musicians who contributed, and each track is discussed in depth. Five of the songs were taken from Elvis' Sun Sessions, and Sam Phillips is on hand to discuss those sessions. Elvis' version of Carl Perkins' classic, 'Blue Suede Shoes' is dissected, and his first smash single, 'Heartbreak Hotel', is included, though not originally on the album.

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Cast of Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley

  • Elvis PresleySelf (archive footage)
  • Ernst JørgensenSelf - producer, RCA
  • D.J. FontanaSelf - drummer
  • Carl PerkinsSelf (archive footage)
  • Keith RichardsSelf
  • Peter GuralnickSelf - Elvis Presley biographer
  • Dixie Locke EmmonsSelf - girlfriend, 1955
  • Sam PhillipsSelf - producer and founder, Sun Records
  • Scotty MooreSelf - guitarist
  • B.B. KingSelf
  • Tom ParkerSelf (archive footage)
  • Roy OrbisonSelf (archive footage)
  • Johnny CashSelf (archive footage)
  • Buddy HollySelf (archive footage)
  • Don EverlySelf (archive footage)
  • Phil EverlySelf (archive footage)
  • Jeremy MarreWriter

 

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