Elvis Presley - That's Alright

Fifty years ago this evening, a 19-year-old Elvis Presley went into the recording studio at Sun Records in Memphis, TN. The result of that session, "That's All Right", was, arguably, the birth of rock and roll (Bill Haley actually recorded Rock Around the Clock a few months earlier on April 12, and had released it and Shake, Rattle and Roll by July). Forget Las Vegas, the movies, the rhinestone outfits, the weight gain, the drugs, the cult, the sightings, the imitators and parodies. Listen to the song. The essence of rock and roll is found in that one minute and fifty five seconds. It's been my favorite Elvis song since well before I learned of its significance.