On this day (Dec. 4) in 1956: Elvis Presley visited the Sun recording studio in Memphis with his companion Marilyn Evans (a showgirl from Las Vegas), interrupting a Carl Perkins session that featured Jerry Lee Lewis on piano; fellow labelmate Johnny Cash also showed up & the four began running through an impromptu jam on a series of country & gospel songs they all knew well; producer Sam Phillips recorded what became famously known as The Million Dollar Quartet sessions, although these would not be officially released until the early-80s…
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