"Just a little talk with Jesus": Elvis Presley, religious music, and southern spirituality.(Biography)

From: Southern Cultures | Date: December 22, 2006| Author: Wilson, Charles Reagan | Copyright information

In December 1956 Elvis Presley dropped in at Sun Studios in Memphis, just as a Carl Perkins recording session was ending. Presley was now a national star, having transcended earlier that year his previous status as a regional rockabilly performer. That special day became known as the Million Dollar Session because of the supposed "million dollars" worth of talent that included Presley, Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, briefly, Johnny Cash. An open microphone recorded a lively jam ses...

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