Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book ...
Q: Elvis aficionados know that Presley's breakout song, "That's All Right," was written and performed by Arthur Crudup and ...
"And so when you hear Arthur Crudup, whose songs Elvis covered ... Memphis radio broadcasts in the early-‘50s that Presley tuned into. “Elvis called Black gospel his first love,” said ...