Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley 23 years old
Classic Albums
"It was like the world went from black & white to Technicolor," says Keith Richards of the emergence of Elvis Presley in the mid-'50s, and this look at the King's first official album (the legendary Sun Sessions weren't issued in album form until well after the fact) backs up that claim. The one-hour program (plus 40 minutes of bonus interview material on the DVD) combines performance footage (the early TV shows are not to be missed), photos, and more to limn Presley's early days, when he combined country, blues, and R&B to forge a unique, galvanizing style. Sun producer Sam Phillips, author Peter Guralnick, Presley's musicians, and others are on hand to provide insight and background. But in the end, of course, it comes down to the music--and when you're talking about the likes of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Tutti Frutti," "Money Honey," and "Heartbreak Hotel" (a single that actually wasn't on the album), "classic" hardly begins to cover it.
Credits
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elvis Presley He was 66, 42 years old when he died | as Himself (archive footage) |
| B.B. King He was 75, 89 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Peter Guralnick He was 57, now 81 years old | as Himself |
| Dixie Locke Emmons | as Herself (as Dixie Locke) |
| Ernst Jorgensen | as Himself |
| The Rolling Stones was 39, now 62 years old | as Himself |
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley Crew
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Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (23 years)
Classic Albums
- Release day: Monday, March 12, 2001
- Runtime: 60 minutes