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Elvis the King of Western Bop rises with That's All Right
Elvis Presley burst onto the scene with That's All Right in 1954, a modest Crudup tune transformed by Sun Records. The record sold 20 000 copies and sparked a national rise as he toured Memphis circuits and Louisiana Hayride, gaining hits and a new image.
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Peter Guralnick
Elvis
Arthur Crudup
Presley
Muddy Waters
Howlin’ Wolf
B. B. King
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Crudup
Sun Records
Memphis
Billboard
Starlight Wranglers
Bel Air
Airport Inn
Overton Park Shell
Grand Ole Opry
Gordon Stoker
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Jordanaires
D.J. Fontana
Texas
Mississippi
Marion Keisker
Little Junior Parker
Elvis Presley
C&w
RCA Records
Bob Neal
New York
Arthur Godfrey
Random House