With regard to the photo, I could be wrong on this but I think the line-up here is (from left) Johnnie Wright (he sometimes played bass), Chet Atkins, Kitty Wells and Jack Anglin.
The children are unknown to me, but one could be Wells' son and the other maybe perhaps a well-disguised Wells daughter?
Mister Moon wrote:Thanks for another great post, George, and for your kind words. It's really because of the remarkable additions of several different members that this (or any other) thread becomes interesting !
Just a question : what does the last line in your post mean ? I'm confused :
George Smith wrote:The Pickards sang on the same Grand Ole Opry bill as Presley in June 1927.
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I'm Counting On You also was released on one of 2 extended play albums - each containing 6 songs which together made up his 1st lp. However, these ep's were only available when purchasing an RCA Victrola phonograh.
I shared this story a few years ago - my friend shared with me that he attended the Dec 2nd, 55 concert in Montgomery, Ala. --- not to see Elvis but rather Kitty Wells. After the show he and his friends went to get in line leading to Kitty's dressing room for an autograph and noticed that it went on forever! So, they looked around and noticed that absolutely no one was standing at Elvis' dressing room door and decided to try getting his autograph instead. Just as my friend - who is 78 now - was about to knock on the door Elvis came out and they got to chat with him and get autographed pictures.
rotis wrote:I'm Counting On You also was released on one of 2 extended play albums - each containing 6 songs which together made up his 1st lp. However, these ep's were only available when purchasing an RCA Victrola phonograh.
I shared this story a few years ago - my friend shared with me that he attended the Dec 2nd, 55 concert in Montgomery, Ala. --- not to see Elvis but rather Kitty Wells. After the show he and his friends went to get in line leading to Kitty's dressing room for an autograph and noticed that it went on forever! So, they looked around and noticed that absolutely no one was standing at Elvis' dressing room door and decided to try getting his autograph instead. Just as my friend - who is 78 now - was about to knock on the door Elvis came out and they got to chat with him and get autographed pictures.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful story. Please say hello to your friend from us !
If Meridian was Jimmie Rodgers' hometown, Montgomery was were Hank Williams grew up, and lived for several years. It probably was difficult for Elvis and his music (at least in those early moments of his career) to permeate in such places.
Canada was one of the first countries, if not the first one, to release Elvis' 1956 version of "Blue Suede Shoes" as a single. That happened in early April 1956.
In the USA, it would not appear in that format until late August, coupled with "Tutti Frutti". The single was part of a seven singles batch released at once, which all in all contained the twelve songs from the debut album, plus a single including "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Shake, Rattle And Roll".
The Canadian single release of "Shoes" featured "I'm Counting On You" as the b-side :
