Elvis Presley - My Happiness (Elvis' first recording)

[iTzFreakoutz]

i would love to go to the 50s:) i dont fit in 2012

[chenispeese]

I love this. His voice was so versatile, and it changed a lot in the first couple of years of his career. In this recording it's so smooth and dark; it sounds extremely influenced by the Ink Spots.

[ChowderedRust]

I could listen to this all day

[1946mc]

@ChowderedRust me too

[kelvinkloud]

interesting this was only 6 months after hank williams died. both born w/in 200 miles of each & both sign markers for their generations. the torch was being passed here. the flame would be for the world to see 3 years later.

[srp960]

Elvis had blond hair as a small child......as well as many other male celebs including Clark Gable.

[ELVIS4221]

SOME OF THOSE EARLY, EARLY AND GREAT PICTURES LOOK JUST LIKE HIS LITTLE GIRL

[srp960]

Help anyone! .....One thing I do not understand is how it has been stated that Elvis made a record to give as a late birthdayday present to his mother (see books written about him and above opening paragraph).

How can this be? He made the record in Feb/53 and Elvis's mother's birthday is in April...two months later. Therefore, it would have had to been "an EARLY birthday present" and not a late birthday present. Am I right?

[ELVIS4221]

@srp960

COLUMBO, YOU ARE TOO MUCH. MADE ME LAUGH, MADE MY DAY. THANKS.

IT WOULD PROBABLY BE SAFER TO SAY, WHEN YOU'RE AROUND, HE MADE IT FOR MAMA.

[srp960]

@ELVIS4221 Yeah, you're right, I would have made a good detective. I like to think and I don't like to be told what to think. Most people believe anything they're told.

[JoeyJoelBand]

@srp960 Geez, don't over think. It is not just common, but normal for an artist to be 'loose' in communication.  I said almost the exact same thing a couple of days ago.. "yeah, I been playing there for two and a half years or so." Another time, I said "been playing there for about three years." The point was not how EXACT long, but that I was there. Re the recording. If he had the money, the time, and 'felt' it, why is it unusual to get a present ahead of time?"

[srp960]

@JoeyJoelBand To me there is a distinct difference between eary and late. The two are opposites.

How can anyone get them mixed up in "loose communication"?

[JoeyJoelBand]

@srp960 You are joking, right? You don't know a lot about Elvis, I mean other than fan sites, or write ups. He did a lot on impulse. If he saw something he'd think his mother would enjoy, it is quite realistic and believable on impulse he'd buy it. What is so unusual about such thing? Meaning do disrespect, but artists and entertainers are often very different in their thinking and behavior. I apologize for saying this, but I don't get you understand the mentality.

[srp960]

@JoeyJoelBand Your reply never addresses my previous reply to you . What are you talking about???

I know people are different in their thinking.....so what else is new? I don't get your mentality.

I know more about Elvis than you think. Yes he did act on impulse and yes he bought things on impulse.

This is a no brainer about Elvis. I was simply disputing the time frame in the eariler statement I made which does not add up. See above. His record to his mother would have been an early gift.

[elvisdead77]

RIP ELVIS

[Ms77Bluestar]

From the very first song titled " Happiness " Elvis continues to bring that to all people around the world for generations to come

[alstrada]

Our Happiness

[tommyboo21]

Great upload, with SO many rare pictures. I wonder what the story is behind 1:13

I wish Elvis had re-recorded this beautiful song in the mid 1970s. The vocal contrast would have been amazzzing. I can almost hear the tremor in his voice,

[MrUsman007]

Elvis has had such a influence on me since when I was a kid, Im 19 now and though ive gotten into alot different types of music, I still have a special place for elvis in my collection.

[bottlefoot1]

amazing, truly inspired!

[hah13]

no dislikes  great

[Desi5218]

i like the outfit hes wearing in 0:18

[Davewise1965]

The start of the greatest entertainer that ever lived.

[TubeYouListen]

TheMemphisSound - MH - I love this song, Elvis' bluesy, folksy voice - even when I'm really blue and poor, dreaming of Elvis' real truth, my real truth, anyone's real truth, not persona stage lie, masters of adapted portrayals, instead, just being loose on a boring, tired summer night. I have a bedroom air unit. This song, is number #1 on his greatest hits for all the right reasons. It's for us to listen, and sing along too, if we want. bhhye.

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

these pics are the era before he started wearing eyeshadow lol. he actually has an earlier recording, if you can guess what it is.

[TheMemphisSound]

@IIIIdepechemodeIIII This is the first "professional" recording Elvis ever did, He recorded 18th July two songs, My Happiness and the other one was That's When Your Heartaches begin, this was recorded earlier though as we can see from the code on the record. My Happiness: WPA5 2531 and That's When Your Heartaches Begin: WPA5 2532.

[srp960]

@TheMemphisSound...... Elvis stated in an interview that it was a year and a half later when Sun Records called him. Why would he say that if it was only a year? Clearly there is a difference between a year and year and a half.

[srp960]

This is in fact Elvis's first unofficial recording made in 1953, I heard it on 18XM radio recently. Much credit for discovering Elvis should go to Marion Kessler, assistant to Sam Phillips, who persuaded Sam to call Elvis to the studio, nearly a year later. If not for her, Elvis may have never been.

[TheMemphisSound]

@srp960 So true.

[ellisonfest]

@TheMemphisSound Marion *Keisker

[91Bear]

@srp960 Her name was Marion Keisker, not Kessler.

[srp960]

@91Bear I know......I must have did a typo.

[srp960]

@91Bear Actually I think her name was Marion keisler (or kiesler) not Keisker. And also I think Elvis made the recording in Feb/53......Marion persuaded Mr. Phillips to call Elvis July/54. In Elvis's words, "almost a year later".

The reason they called him was because they were unable to locate another singer and needed a stand in.

Amazing they were still able to get in touch with him after all this time. Just think if they weren't due to Elvis changing his phone number or moving.

[91Bear]

@srp960 Check Wikipedia for Marion Keisker.

[srp960]

@91Bear If this is correct then there are several books out there that misspelled the name.

[91Bear]

@srp960 Maybe so, but Sun Records spells it Keisker too.

[91Bear]

At 0:55 you can see Buddy Holly at the very right edge of the photo. The photo was taken in Lubbock.

[TheSunRecords]

@91Bear Right, I just wondered if somebody else noticed it.

[ztekarn1]

@srp960 it is not spelled Martion Kessler, its Marion Keisker

[bryntwrght]

How do you know the history of this?

[TheMemphisSound]

@bryntwrght, becouse I'm a fan and this really is only basic facts ; )

[stelicembrace]

read, idiot.

[janicen17]

a piece of music history, fantastic thank you for posting