If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There are only a few more days till the Elvis movie hits cinemas on June 24, with Austin Butler starring as ‘the King’ himself. To celebrate the occasion, …
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In mid-January 1969, Elvis Presley and his entourage arrived at American Sound Studios in Memphis for a scheduled 10-day recording session with studio producer Chips Moman and Presley’s longtime RCA producer Felton Jarvis. These would be the first sessions Presley had done outside of Nashville or Hollywood since his last …
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In early 1963, when incoming Alabama governor George Wallace delivered his infamous “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” speech, the Number One record on the nation’s R&B chart, as well as a recent Top Ten hit on pop radio, was “You Are My Sunshine” by Ray Charles. That country standard …
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