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The Million Dollar Quartet
The Million Dollar Quartet wasn't a formal group but a one-time gathering at Sun Studio in Memphis on December 4, 1956. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl...
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Don't Be Cruel
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End Of The Road
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Farther Along
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I Shall Not Be Moved
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Just a Little Talk With Jesus
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Keeper Of The Key
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Softly And Tenderly
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The Million Dollar Quartet wasn't a formal group but a one-time gathering at Sun Studio in Memphis on December 4, 1956. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash happened to be there that day and ended up recording together. The session was captured by Sun's owner Sam Phillips, and the name came later from a newspaper headline.
They recorded mostly gospel songs and some rockabilly numbers, trading verses and harmonies. From the material that's survived, you can hear them working through tunes like 'Just a Little Talk With Jesus' and 'Farther Along.' The session was loose and informal, more like friends jamming than a planned recording date.
Only a handful of songs from that day were ever officially released, and most of what circulates comes from Phillips's tapes. The session is remembered because it brought together four major figures at a particular moment, before each went on to define their own paths in music. It's a snapshot, not a career.
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