It's probably one of the most covered rock and roll songs of all time and later recorded by (to name but a few) Jerry Lee Lewis, Mötley Crüe, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, The Animals, Jeff Beck Group, Carl Perkins, Link Wray, The Residents, etc. etc.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
jailhouse rock
18th October 1956, the 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively. No doubt the irony was not lost on these two grease monkeys when the following year on 14th October Elvis released Leiber and Stoller's 'Jailhouse Rock'. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
It's probably one of the most covered rock and roll songs of all time and later recorded by (to name but a few) Jerry Lee Lewis, Mötley Crüe, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, The Animals, Jeff Beck Group, Carl Perkins, Link Wray, The Residents, etc. etc.
It's probably one of the most covered rock and roll songs of all time and later recorded by (to name but a few) Jerry Lee Lewis, Mötley Crüe, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, The Animals, Jeff Beck Group, Carl Perkins, Link Wray, The Residents, etc. etc.
