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Elvis Presley, who recorded his version of Arthur " Big Boy " Crudup's " That's All Right " at Phillips's studio, met that goal, and became highly successful, first in Memphis, then throughout the southern United States.

He auditioned for Phillips in 1954, but it was not until he sang " That's Alright ( Mama )" that Phillips was impressed.

For the first six months, the flip side, " Blue Moon of Kentucky ", his upbeat version of a Bill Monroe bluegrass song, was slightly more popular than " That's All Right ( Mama ).

" While still not known outside the South, Presley's singles and regional success became a drawing card for Sun Records, as singing hopefuls soon arrived from all over the region.

Singers such as Sonny Burgess (" My Bucket's Got A Hole In It "), Charlie Rich, Junior Parker, and Billy Lee Riley recorded for Sun with some success, while others such as Jerry Lee Lewis, BB King, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins would become superstars.