On 4 December 1956 Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded the most famous jam session in history.
Carl Perkins was recording his latest single, Matchbox, at Sun Studios in Memphis. Jerry Lee Lewis was the session pianist and Elvis and Johnny Cash just happened to drop by.
Lots more on my website..: Rock'n'Roll Unravelled - the story of rock'n'roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Author of Rock'n'Roll Unravelled, Derek Shelmerdine - fortnightly guest appearances on the Mop Tops and The King radio show; with his segments, The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled.