Jan. 4, 1954

Posted January 2, 2008, 5:04 pm by Growing Bolder


Elvis Presley pays $4 to record a 10-inch demo at the Memphis Recording Service, an open-to-the-public business run by Sam Phillips. Presley records "Casual Love Affair" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" and impresses Phillips enough that he asks Elvis to record his first professional sides for Sun Records the following August.

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