Saturday, March 24, 2012

Cody Slaughter "Million Dollar Quartet" interview by April Fleming

The story behind Million Dollar Quartet, onstage through Sunday at the Kauffman Center, is so unbelievably awesome that it’s hard to believe it's actually true. On Tuesday, December 4, 1956, at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis all coincidentally ended up in the studio at the same time. Acknowledging the rarity of the situation, the four decided to head into the recording booth together to lay down a few country songs and spirituals.

more at the Pitch

No comments:

Post a Comment