The Sonic Swagger of Elvis Presley: A Critical History of the Early Recordings

Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• 1. A Mess of Blues
• Shake Rag
• 2. Memphis
• Beale Street
• 3. The Memphis Recording Service
• 4. "Just play what you feel"
• Scotty Moore
• Bill Black
• 5. Good Rockin' Tonight
• The Music-July 5-6, 1954-Sun Studios, Memphis
• 6. "That's a pop song, nearly about"
• The Music-July 9, 1954-Sun Studios, Memphis
• 7. We're Gonna Move
• The Music-August, September 1954-Sun Studios
• 8. Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk
• 9. Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do
• The Music-November, December 1954-Sun Studios, Memphis
• 10. Playing for Keeps
• The Music-February 1955-Sun Studios, Memphis
• The Music-March 1955-Sun Studios, Memphis
• 11. Sneaking Around Through Music
• The Music-July 11, 1955-Sun Studios, Memphis
• The Music-November 1955-Sun Studios, Memphis
• 12. RCA
• The Music-January 10-11, 1956-RCA Studios, Nashville
• 13. Promised Land
• The Music-January 30-31, February 3, 1956-RCA Studios, New York
• 14. Steppin' Out of Line
• The Music-April 14, 1956-RCA Studios, Nashville
• Too Hot to Handle
• 15. First in Line
• The Music-July 2, 1956-RCA Studios, New York
• The Music-August 24, September 4-5, October 1, 1956-Fox Studios, Hollywood
• The Music-September 1-3, 1956-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• 16. Rip It Up
• 17. Always the Last to Leave
• 18. Slowly but Surely
• The Music-January 12-13, 1957-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• The Music-January 15-18, 21-22-Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood; February 14, 1957-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• The Music-February 23-24, 1957-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• 19. Blues Poetry
• The Music-April 30, May 3, 1957-Radio Recorders, Hollywood; May 9, 1957-MGM Soundstage, Hollywood
• 20. Trouble
• The Music-September 5-7, 1957-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• 21. Blue Moon
• 22. Way Down
• The Music-King Creole Soundtrack Sessions-January 15-16, 23, 1958-Radio Recorders, Hollywood; February 11, 1958-Paramount Studios, Hollywood
• The Music-RCA Studio Session-February 1, 1958-Radio Recorders, Hollywood
• Last Stop on the Mystery Train
• 23. The Men as Musicians
• Scotty Moore
• D.J. Fontana
• Bill Black
• Elvis Presley
• 24. The Secret Recording Session
• The Music-June 10, 1958-RCA Studio B, Nashville
• 25. "Everything I have is gone"
• 26. Any Way You Want Me
• The Music-March 20, 1960-RCA Studio B, Nashville
• The Music-April 3, 1960-RCA Studio B, Nashville
• 27. Too Much Monkey Business
• 28. Don't Leave Me Now
• The Music-September 10-11, 1967-RCA Studio B, Nashville
• Singer Presents Elvis
• The Music-January 13-16, 20-23, 1969-American Studios, Memphis
• 29. Flaming Star
• 30. Pinning Presley Down
• 31. The Sublimes
• 32. Diamonds Amidst the Dross
• Appendix A: The Strange Case of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk
• Appendix B: Hank Garland
• Appendix C: The Movies
• Bibliography
• Index