The date was December 4, 1956. The place was Sun Records Recording Studio in
Memphis, Tennessee. Four music legends came
together in a rudimentary, one-room studio for a one time impromptu jam
session. This was the backdrop to the
Tony award-winning Broadway musical we watched last week in Medford at the
Craterian Theatre at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts.
The “Million Dollar Quartet”, as it was later dubbed, is
a new smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought
together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and
Carl Perkins for the first and only time. It would end up being one of the greatest jam recording
sessions of all times. “Million Dollar
Quartet”, the musical, brought the epic recording session to life as they
presented a score of rock hits which included "Blue
Suede Shoes," "Fever," "That's All Right,"
"Sixteen Tons," "Great Balls of Fire," "Walk the
Line," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Who Do You Love?,"
"Matchbox," "Folsom Prison Blues," “My Babe”, “Peace In The Valley”, “I Walk The Line”,
“See You Later Alligator”, "Hound Dog" and more. The performance started promptly at 7:30p and
ran to completion without an intermission.
If you get a chance be sure you catch
this entertaining, high energy and uplifting performance. You can catch them at
the Apollo Theatre in Chicago, Harrah’s Showroom in Las Vegas, or one of there
many stops on their US Tour schedule. Check them out at www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com
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