Description:
When Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillips's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Phillips invited a local guitarist named Scotty Moore to stand in. Scotty listened carefully to the young singer and immediately realized that Elvis had something special. Along with bass player Bill Black, the triorecorded an old blues number called "That's All Right, Mama." It turned out to be Elvis's first single and the defining record of his early style, with a trilling guitar hook that swirled country and blues together and minted a sound with unforgettable appeal. Scotty was there every step of the way as both guitarist and manager, until Col Tom Parker, pushed him out. Scotty and Elvis would not perform together again until the classic 1968 "comeback" television special. Scotty never saw Elvis after that. With both Bill Black and Elvis gone, Scotty Moore is the only one left to tell the story of how Elvis and Scotty transformed popular music and how Scotty created the sound that became a prototype for so many rock guitarists to follow. Thoroughly updated, this edition delivers guitarist Scotty Moore's story as never before.
The man who captured Elvis during his rise to stardom is currently featured in a new book dedicated to the most notable photographers of our time. In a new article titled "The Faces Behind the Lens," Alfred Wertheimer is seen with his famous photo "The Kiss."
According to the Daily Mail, photographer Tim Mantoani reveals the faces behind some of the most memorable photos of the last generation. Wertheimer's "The Kiss" portrays 21-year-old Elvis in a passionate kiss with a woman backstage at the Mosque Theater in Richmond, Virginia on June 30, 1956. In this new coffee table book titled "Behind Photographs: Archiving Photographic Legends," Mantoani has compiled 153 portraits of the world's most famous photographers and their most iconic images. "My hope is that this project will become a way for future generations to not only appreciate the photography of our time, but the photographers as well."
Charts
Only one album to mention that is doing the rounds on the Billboard charts. The King' festive album, 'It's Christmas Time' appeared on the following Billboard Charts for w/e 3rd November, 2012:
- Top 200 Albums - 'Its Christmas Time' re-enters at # 149
- Catalog Albums - 'Its Christmas Time' jumps from # 23 to # 14
- Holiday Albums - 'Its Christmas Time' drops from # 4 to # 7.
The CD "Elvis By Request" dropped from #80 to #92 on the Australian Album chart. The double CD "La Collection RTL" dropped from #43 to #38 on the French compilation chart. "The Real... Elvis" dropped from #28 to #31 on the Irish Album chart.