Sun Records

Sam's booked next week.

My other phone is ringing. Please wait.

'Scuse me... Memphis Recording Service.

Mr. Phillips, please.

Saturday? Got a christening at 2:00.

Be with you just a minute. Tell Mr. Phillips I want

to talk to him.

I'm here. Sorry I'm late. I'm sorry.

Did you ever think that a hit record could bring all this?

No way, no how, Becks. I didn't think, I knew!

That's what I've been telling you.

This is only the beginning.

Well, if you ask me, I think that Jerry brought us good luck.

Uh-huh.

See you later. Okay. Bye.

We'll see you Saturday, thank you. Whoa, ma'am!

'Scuse me, little lady.

Don't "little lady" me.

Please wait your turn.

Bob, where have you been?

Slim said yes.

Oh, I told you.

See, Bob here could promote a peep show in a convent.

You owe me, but if Presley freezes up on stage,

Slim'll barbecue the both of us.

It'll be fine.

Check out these jinglers, Bob.

Oh, I'm lookin all right.

Mind your manners.

This is a studio, not a cathouse.

Okay, girls.

Ladies, let's lay one down.

Please.

Excuse me, can we have five minutes?

We're gonna lay down a track. Come on.

Bob, this is Pete Isacson from Chicago.

Hey, Bob. Hey, Pete.

All right, jinglers, let's get jingling.

Bob, would you mind grabbing the door?

Sun Records...

I'm sorry, Mr. Morris, I'll have to call you back.

Oh, Bob...

I like it.

I'm glad you like it, but I don't.

Whoa!

Girls, you're a bit out of sync.

Pick it up a tad. Take two.

Use Ajax

The foaming cleanser

Cleans your sink...

Sam Phillips. Sam Phillips!

Excuse me, we're recording here. No, you're not.

What do you think you're doin'?

What do you think I'm doing, little lady?

Looks like you're screwing up our session.

And stealin' my board.

Reposessing. You're two payments behind.

Marion.

How do you expect me to pay if I can't record?

That ain't my damn problem.

Looks like the plug's bein' pulled.

Pete. How's about you pay for this session in cash?

Come on, man.

You don't want to break these little girls' hearts.

I'll give you two on the house.

Come on.

Do this favor for me. Just once.

I'm sorry, Sam, Leo Burnett doesn't...

You told me they're pressuring you to lower budgets,

which is why you came to Memphis.

We keep the board, you look like a hero.

There are no favors here, Petey boy.

True.

You're putting me in a bad position here.

You play so beautifully.

Thank you, ma'am.

I do believe the Lord has given me

an increase in talent since I took my vows.

And what vows are those?

And what vows are those?

Poverty. Obedience.

Chastity.

Well, now, I'm doing right by two of them.

I'm kinda struggling with one of them.

Leave it to you to figure which is which.

Bless his heart.

When the roll

Is called up yonder

When the roll is called up yonder

Kids, why don't you stand up?

When the roll

Is called up yonder

When the roll is called up yonder

I'll be there

When the roll

Is called up yonder

When the roll is called up yonder...

I gotta tell you, Jerry Lee,

I never believed you'd give up the honky-Tonks

to become a warrior for Jesus.

"The Lord make me pure, but not yet." St. Barnabas.

St. Augustine.

One of them.

Thing is, it took a good woman's love.

And a cousin prayin' for me, day and night.

You know, ain't a drop of liquor

passed my lips since...

I don't know how long.

It's true.

Didn't hardly quit studyin' to eat dinner.

And I ain't gazed upon another woman either.

Oh, I might have gazed a couple of times.

But then I just asked myself,

"What would cousin Jimmy do?"

Oh, then I think of my darling.

So favored and pure.

Take a seat.

See?

No sin shall enter here.

Not even through that radio there.

No sin!

I'm a believer.

When I'm calling you

There you go. Thank you.

Have a good night. Thank you.

What the hell happened to you?

You told me you were all squared up!

Just a little slip on the sidewalk.

Slim's all locked up.

Billy Walker, Sugarfoot Collins,

not exactly acts you build an empire on.

"Ellis" Presley?

Sure are a lot of folks here.

Ain't exactly the Grand Ole Opry, Gladys.

Car crash draws a crowd, too.

Shh...

I'm here to hear Slim Whitman!

Don't give a damn about Slim Whitman.

I'm here to see Elvis Presley. Who's that?

My boy!

... your answering echo so dear

You all right?

Oh, my heart's beatin' like a drum.

You're not gonna freeze up on me now, boy, are you?

It'll be fine, Bob.

Picture everybody naked.

Hell, I do that with women, whether I'm nervous or not.

That is not helpful, Dewey.

Try prayin'.

Yeah. If that don't work, there's always bourbon.

Go on.

You'll belong to me

I'll belong

To

You

Show time, kid.

Whoa, hold on there, Bob.

I'm the one that broke the kid,

I do the introduction.

The sign outside says, "Bob Neal presents."

Go get 'em, kid.

Son of a...

The great Slim Whitman...

Betcha he's got every dog in the county howlin' right now.

You are a son of a bitch.

My good friend, Dewey Phillips!

Oh, but they love me.

Yessir, good people.

Daddy O'Dewey's got a real treat for ya.

He ain't appeared no place, no time, bar none.

WHBQ's been playing his record every night.

Mr. Jo-Jo Coogie at Pop Tunes says

he can't hardly keep it in stock.

Ol' Elvis is stealin' 'em fast as they put 'em out...

So, here's Scotty and Bill

with Memphis's own Elvis Presley!

My boy.

You hear that? Go get 'em boy.

I'm gonna be real honest with you, friends.

I'm jumpy as a frog on the highway with his hopper busted.

Just sing your song, kid.

Here's a song me and the boys worked up.

Well, I heard the news

There's good rockin' tonight

I can't watch this. Let's get outta here.

There's good rockin' tonight

I'm gonna hold my baby just as tight as I can

Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man

I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight

I said, meet me and a-hurry behind the barn

Don't you be afraid now I'll do you no harm

I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes

'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all our blues

I heard the news...

Can you believe that racial music

and spastic movements they would do?

He was absolutely terrible.

The kid's tanking. Come on, let's go.

Maybe I should get up there and ease the suffering.

Uh, he's gotta learn for himself.