This collection could be Elvis Presley's personal play list - R&B and blues classics that became an essential part of his lifelong repertoire, songs he powerfully connected to, as both performer and listener. They represent the breadth of Elvis' career, from the landmark early sessions at Sun Studio to the final recordings he cut at Graceland. Elvis didn't merely cover songs like "That's All Right," "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" or "Reconsider Baby," he made them his own, stamping his own personality, history and musical passion on each and every one of these remarkable tracks.
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Recording information: 1955 - 1970.
Though many of these sides are not only technically rockabilly, but also form the foundations of rock & roll as it was known for much of the 20th century, they began as R&B songs performed by black artists like Big Mama Thornton, Arthur Crudup, and Lloyd Price, hence this collection's title. Elvis Presley's fertile early 1950s period is well-represented by cuts like "Good Rockin' Tonight," "My Baby Left Me," and "That's All Right," while the music's unmistakable R&B roots surface on late-'60s tracks like "Big Boss Man" and "Pledging My Love."
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