Tag Archives: “Young Man With The Big Beat”

Box set review of Elvis Presley’s ‘Young Man With The Big Beat’

December 27, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

This five-CD set, subtitled “The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters,” was designed with collectors in mind. ►

Go back to 1956, the year everything changed for Elvis

December 25, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

As 1956 began, Elvis Presley had recently signed with RCA Records, but he was still just a regional sensation, best known in his native South. The next 12 months would change that for good. ►

Elvis box relives 1956.

September 6, 2011 | Bruce Sylvester | 5

By Bruce Sylvester 1956 marked turning points for young Elvis Presley. On January 10 — two days after he turned 21 — he left his Memphis home for Nashville for his initial RCA Victor recording session (Victor having purchased his … ►