That’s All Right

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"That’s All Right" is a 1954 rock and roll song, originally adapted from Arthur Crudup’s blues tune, that became one of Elvis Presley’s first major recordings and a landmark in the birth of rock music.

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That’s All Right canonical 2
That's All Right 1
That's All Right (Arthur Crudup song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock and roll song
single
song
adaptedFrom Arthur Crudup’s blues tune That's All Right
associatedWith Memphis music scene
Sun Records era of Elvis Presley
birth of rockabilly
basedOn That’s All Right self-linksurface differs
surface form: That's All Right (Arthur Crudup song)
bassist Bill Black
bSide Blue Moon of Kentucky
chronologyPosition one of Elvis Presley’s first major recordings
composer Arthur Crudup
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus rock and roll standard
signature song of Elvis Presley
firstReleasedAs single by Elvis Presley on Sun Records
genre blues
rock and roll
rockabilly
guitarist Elvis Presley
Scotty Moore
hasCoverVersion covered by many rock and country artists
hasInfluenced development of rockabilly style
early rock and roll artists
hasLivePerformance performed by Elvis Presley on various television and concert appearances
includedIn numerous Elvis Presley compilation albums
language English
lyricist Arthur Crudup
musicalForm 12-bar blues–derived structure
notableCoverArtist Elvis Presley
originalArtist Arthur Crudup
originalTitle That’s All Right self-linksurface differs
surface form: That's All Right, Mama
performer Elvis Presley
performerRoleOfElvisPresley debut commercial single artist
producer Sam Phillips
recordedAt Sun Studio
recordedBy Elvis Presley
recordedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
recordedOn 1954
recordLabel Sun 209
Sun Records
releaseDate 1954
side A-side of Sun 209 single
significance landmark in the birth of rock music
often cited as one of the first rock and roll records
tempo up-tempo
title That’s All Right self-link
surface form: That's All Right
vocalist Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley notableWork That’s All Right
That’s All Right title That’s All Right self-link
subject surface form: That's All Right
this entity surface form: That's All Right
That’s All Right originalTitle That’s All Right self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: That's All Right
this entity surface form: That's All Right, Mama
That’s All Right basedOn That’s All Right self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: That's All Right
this entity surface form: That's All Right (Arthur Crudup song)
Every Picture Tells a Story hasPart That’s All Right