By Music News
Saturday (July 2nd) marks the 64th anniversary of
Elvis Presley recording his Number One hits “Don't Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” in New York City. The session, although officially credited to RCA staffer
Steve Sholes, was in fact produced by Elvis himself. The song was the first of many to feature the
Jordanaires on backing vocals.
Scotty Moore, bassist
DJ Fontana — known lovingly as the
Blue Moon Boys. The group formed the core of Elvis's original sound on his early sides for Sun and RCA Records.
During his ill-fated first appearance in Las Vegas in April 1956, Elvis got the idea to record “Hound Dog” — a 1953 R&B chart topper for