1957 was a year of consolidation for Elvis Presley. On January 6 he made his third and last appearance at the Ed Sullivan Show, on which he performed the gospel song "Peace in the Valley", which opened the way to a new trend in Elvis' music. 1957 was also the year in which he bought Graceland, appeared in his first movie, Loving You, and started working on the second, King Creole. He also gave plenty of concerts and recorded several studio sessions. This LP showcases all of his 1957 rock & roll studio sides. The core group backing him on all of these sides consists of Scotty Moore on guitar, Bill Black on bass, and D. J. Fontana on drums, plus The Jordanaires on backing vocals, and pianist Dudley Moore on most of the tracks.
