Elvis Presley's First Album 1956

 

Elvis's first album is called, imaginatively, Elvis Presley.  

10 songs. 28 minutes

Elvis wrote none of the songs.  This is pure Rockabilly.

Hits: Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins is the first song.  I Got A Woman and Tutti Frutti were much smaller hits.

Money Honey is the last song and is worth listening to.

Rolling Stone listed this album as #56 on their list of top 500 albums.  What were they thinking?

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