Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley

The debut album of the King is examined here. It was the first million-selling rock album, and the first million-selling popular music album for RCA. We hear from some of the producers and musicians who contributed, and each track is discussed in depth. Five of the songs were taken from Elvis' Sun Sessions, and Sam Phillips is on hand to discuss those sessions. Elvis' version of Carl Perkins' classic, 'Blue Suede Shoes' is dissected, and his first smash single, 'Heartbreak Hotel', is included, though not originally on the album.

Guest Stars (16)

Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)

Ernst Jørgensen as Self - producer, RCA

D.J. Fontana as Self - drummer

Carl Perkins as Self (archive footage)

Keith Richards as Self

Peter Guralnick as Self - Elvis Presley biographer

Dixie Locke Emmons as Self - girlfriend, 1955

Sam Phillips as Self - producer and founder, Sun Records

Scotty Moore as Self - guitarist

B.B. King as Self

Tom Parker as Self (archive footage)

Roy Orbison as Self (archive footage)

Johnny Cash as Self (archive footage)

Buddy Holly as Self (archive footage)

Don Everly as Self (archive footage)

Phil Everly as Self (archive footage)