Elvis Presley - Sun 209 (1954)

Just got a call from my "record guy" and he told me a person in the next state over had just called wondering if he'd be interested in an Elvis on Sun. Within two hours, I was driving home, dodging potholes with precious cargo on board.

Here is the first commercial release by a nineteen year old Elvis that introduced him to the world...or at least Memphis. It would go on to sell 20,000 records and reach #4 on the Memphis chart. It didn't hit any national charts.

Elvis Presley v, g / Scotty Moore g / Bill Black sb.

Recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis on July 5 (TA) & 6 (BM).

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Bluebird 9019 (1942)

As is usually the case, by the time I find a blues record, all the music has been squeezed out of it.

From wikipedia…

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.

Arthur Crudup was born in Forest, Mississippi, United States. For a time he lived and worked throughout the South and Midwest as a migrant worker. He and his family returned to Mississippi in 1926. He sang gospel, then began his career as a blues singer around Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a member of the Harmonizing Four, he visited Chicago in 1939. Crudup stayed in Chicago to work as a solo musician, but barely made a living as a street singer. Record producer Lester Melrose allegedly found him while he was living in a packing crate, introduced him to Tampa Red and signed him to a recording contract with RCA Victor's Bluebird label…

Arthur Crudup v, eg / Ransom Knowling sb.

Recorded in Chicago on April 15, 1942.