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"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabilly song, as first covered by Elvis Presley , then numerous others.
Presley in a Sun Records promotional photograph, 1954. Elvis Presley recorded at least 24 songs at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, between 1953 and 1955.The recordings reflect the wide variety of music that could be heard in Memphis at the time: blues, rhythm & blues, gospel, country & western, hillbilly, rockabilly and bluegrass.
Elvis sang a brooding vocal. This is the closest the trio came to a traditional country song while at Sun. [ 4 ] The song reached the Billboard national country music chart #1 position on February 25, 1956, on the Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart, and remained there at #1 for 2 weeks, and spent 5 weeks at #1 on the Billboard C&W Most ...
Elvis Presley and Pnau: “Don’t Fly Away” This fresh mix is a retitled adaptation of Presley’s “Any Day Now,” originally cut by Chuck Jackson in 1962 and covered by many other artists ...
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong – Elvis' Gold Records Volume 2: Mystery Train: Junior Parker: 1955: For LP Fans Only: Nearer, My God, to Thee: Sarah Flower Adams: 1972: Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances: Never Again: Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Chesnut: 1976: From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis Tennessee: Never Been to Spain ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll included two tracks from the album: "Mystery Train" and "That's All Right." In 2002, The Sun Sessions were chosen by the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress to be included in its archives given their importance to the development of American popular music ...
Austin Butler plays musical legend Elvis Presley in the musical biopic 'Elvis.' But did he actually sing in the 'Elvis' movie? Here's all the details about how it came together.
The King of Rock 'n' Roll met an inglorious, and controversial, end in August 1977. Here's the true story of what caused the icon's death.