<P> We all of us knew we needed something...and things seemed hopeless after a while . Bill is the one who came up with "Blue Moon of Kentucky"... We're taking a little break and he starts beating on the bass and singing "Blue Moon of Kentucky", mocking Bill Monroe, singing the high falsetto voice . Elvis joins in with him, starts playing and singing along with him . </P> <P> Presley, Moore, and Black, with the encouragement of Sam Phillips, transformed Monroe's slow waltz, in time, into an upbeat, blues - flavored tune in time . </P> <P> After an early rendition of the song, Sun Records owner Sam Phillips exclaimed, "BOY, that's fine, that's fine . That's a POP song now! ." As with all of the Presley records issued by Sun, the artists were listed and stylized as "ELVIS PRESLEY SCOTTY and BILL". </P> <P> The same night that Dewey Phillips first played the flip side of this first release of Presley's music on WHBQ, "That's All Right", Sleepy Eye John at WHHM loosed "Blue Moon of Kentucky". Bob Neal of WMPS played the record, too . The pop jockeys, entranced by something new, began slipping "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" in among the easy - listening pop of Teresa Brewer, Nat Cole, Tony Bennett, and others . </P>

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