Producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records, a blues label in Memphis, Tennessee, was the first to record Elvis Presley in 1954. He responded to Presley’s audition tape with a phone call, and several weeks of recording sessions ensued with a band consisting of Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, and bassist Bill Black. Their repertoire consisted of blues and country songs and gospel hymns.
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