That’s All Right Mama

“That’s All Right Mama” – Tribute to Elvis Presley
I was introduced to the greatness of Elvis when my foster father, Joe Treadway, booked him on his very first tour (Elvis, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black — no drummer) in January 1955. I knew, at that early age, I was seeing the future — and immediately my life was changed. I eagerly awaited the next “Pink Cadillac” tour later that year. What a difference a few months had made. For one thing, Joe Treadway had learned to spell the “King’s” name correctly — Elvis, not Alvis, as it was printed in the first newspaper advertising. Even more exciting, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black were riding in luxury in Presley’s brand new 1955 pink Cadillac Coupe de Ville, rather than the somewhat abused, “borrowed” 1951 Lincoln a few months earlier. Rockabilly crystallized into a recognizable style in 1954 with Elvis’s first release on Sun Records. Presley’s early appearances in West Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana inspired hundreds of musicians to immediately join the Rockabilly movement. I was one of those many who was personally affected by the Elvis virus. This track is an obvious tribute to the birth of Rockabilly and its founder.