MUS 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Colonel Tom Parker, Decca Records, Coral Records
14 Dec 2019
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Early interest in music and guitar---had verbal issues as a kid. Elvis, a teenager, hangs around studio w friends. Philips gave him a chance to record some tracks. Made that"s alright mama , almost accidental, 1954. Sam phillips delivered acetates (low quality records) to station whbq in. Within a week, it had 6k advanced orders. Promoter/record producer colonel tom parker brokers deal between rca records and sam phillips. k to phillips, k to elvis to buy out elvis" contract. His first release with rca, heartbreak hotel , 1956. Ed sullivan"s toast of the town (1956) Rebelliousness seen in his lyrics and the content. Carl perkins---1956 release of blue suede shoes , sun"s first million-seller. Jerry lee lewis--- great balls of fire , 1958. Inspired in part by seeing a performance by elvis in 1955. Signed w decca records 1956, on the coral records label. Buddy holly, the big bopper , and ritchie valens al killed in plane crash in rural.
