Elvis Thats Alright Mama 60 Years On

Actor and musician Sam Palladio hosts a musical tribute to Elvis Presley 60 years to the day from when he recorded his first single Thats All Right at Sun Studio in Memphis on 5 July 1954 Sam traces Elviss story from childhood poverty in Mississippi where he had to make do with a broom for a guitar to the moment when by accident he ended up recording the song that changed the history of popular music There are performances of the finest Elvis tracks from the likes of soul legend Candi Staton LA duo the Pierces and country star Laura Bell Bundy