The Music of Elvis Presley Vol. 1 Quiz

Answer: That's All Right

"That's All Right" was written and recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup in 1946. Although Elvis's version did not sell enough to enter the national chart it reached number four on Elvis's local Memphis chart.

"Blue Moon Of Kentucky" was the B-side of "That's All Right" and did not chart. "You're A Heartbreaker/Milkcow Blues Boogie" was the third Elvis single on the Sun record label. It was released in 1955 but did not chart.

Answer: Good Rockin' Tonight

"Good Rockin' Tonight" was written and recorded by Roy Brown in 1947. It was taken to number one on the Billboard R&B chart by Wynonie Harris in 1948. Elvis's version was never a hit.

"I'm Counting On You", "I Love You Because" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)" were all tracks on his first album "Elvis Presley". It reached number one for ten weeks on the US billboard album chart in 1956. As "Rock 'n' Roll" it reached number one for one week on the UK album chart the same year.

Answer: I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

"I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" was the B-side of Elvis's second Sun release "Good Rockin' Tonight" in 1954. After re-release on the RCA record label it reached number 74 on the US pop chart in 1956. It reached number 29 on the UK chart the same year.

The song was written by Mack David, elder brother of lyricist Hal David. Patti Page had a US chart hit with it in 1950. Dean Martin sang the song in the 1953 Martin/Lewis movie "Scared Stiff". Elvis's version was a bit different to say the least. "Baby Let's Play House/I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" was the fourth single by Elvis released on the Sun record label, it did not chart. "Trying To Get To You" was a track on the first album by Elvis, "Elvis Presley".

Answer: Train

The original Sun single "Mystery Train" re-released on the RCA record label did not chart on the US pop chart. It reached number 25 on the UK chart in 1957.

The B-side "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" reached number one for five weeks on the Billboard country chart in 1956. "Mystery Train" reached number 11 on the Billboard country chart in 1956.

Answer: Heartbreak Hotel

"Heartbreak Hotel" was number one for eight weeks on the US pop chart in 1956. It reached number two on the UK chart the same year.

A number one with his first chart entry, little did we know what was to come. "Heartbreak Hotel" was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boran Axton. It was the best selling single for 1956 and was Elvis's first million selling single and Gold record. It was also number one on the Billboard Country chart and would eventually go double platinum. "I Was The One" was the B-side of "Heartbreak Hotel" "Long Tall Sally" and "Paralysed" were tracks on the second album by Elvis "Elvis" which reached number one for five weeks on the US album chart in 1956. As "Rock 'n' Roll No.2" it reached number three on the UK album chart in 1957.

Answer: Blue Suede Shoes

Elvis's version of "Blue Suede Shoes" reached number 20 on the US pop chart in 1956. It reached number nine on the UK chart the same year.

Carl Perkins who wrote the song spent four weeks at number two on the US pop chart with "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956. It was the first record on the Sun label to sell 1,000,000 copies and earned a Gold Disc. It reached number ten on the UK chart the same year. In March 1956 Carl Perkins was involved in a car crash and ended up in hospital. He could not promote the record and the momentum was lost. He never made the Billboard Top 40 or the UK chart again. He wrote and performed many great Rockabilly/Country/Rock 'n' Roll songs including "Honey Don't" and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" recorded by The Beatles and "Daddy Sang Bass" a number one hit on the Billboard country chart for Johnny Cash. He toured for many years with the Johnny Cash band.

Answer: Money Honey

"Money Honey" was a number 76 hit on the US pop chart for Elvis in 1956. It did not chart in the UK.

It was one of the tracks on the E.P. (Extended Play Single) "Heartbreak Hotel" along with "Heartbreak Hotel", "I Was The One" and "I Forgot To Remember To Forget". Written by Jesse Stone it was a number one hit on the Billboard R&B chart for Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters in 1953.

Answer: Love

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" was number one for one week on the US pop chart in 1956. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard country chart and reached number 14 on the UK chart the same year.

The B-side written and recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup in 1951 was "My Baby Left Me". It reached number 31 on the US pop chart in 1956, it did not chart in the UK.

Answer: Don't Be Cruel

"Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was number one on the US pop chart for 11 weeks in 1956. Only Hound Dog charted in the UK, it reached number two the same year.

By the end of 1956 it had sold over 4,000,000 copies and by 1961 6,000,000 and has gone Platinum many times over. This record was the third and fourth US number one hits for Elvis in 1956 and he spent 20 weeks at the the top between April - October.

Answer: Blue Moon

"Blue Moon" reached number 55 on the US pop chart in 1956. It reached number nine on the UK chart the same year.

"Blue Moon" recorded in 1954 for the Sun record label was released on the RCA record label in 1956. It, along with the three alternate song titles were tracks on the first Elvis album "Elvis Presley". "Blue Moon" was a number one hit for The Glen Gray Orchestra in 1935 and for The Marcels in 1961.