Elvis session 'rock moment that changed the world'

A studio session which created Elvis Presley's debut single has been named the pivotal moment in which rock music changed the world.



Elvis was summoned to the Sun Records studio on July 5, 1954 and came up with That's All Right - his first release which set him on the road to global stardom.

It was named by readers of Mojo magazine as the key world-changing moment in music, beating the time Bob Dylan went electric for the first time - disappointing and alienating many folk fans.

Elvis had already been in the Sun studio to record a track for his mother's birthday and his unusual voice meant his name was kept on file, to be called back a year later.

Guitarist Scotty Moore, who played on the session, told Mojo: "It was still too early to tell what was gonna happen but soon enough we realised that was had a real product on our hands."



The poll, organised to celebrate the magazine's 10th anniversary, ranks the release of The Clash's debut single White Riot above The Beatles as a major step to conquering the world.

The 1977 release of the track was placed third while the Fab Four's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, which helped them break the US and then the world, came fourth.

The Rolling Stones figure at number five for their return to form with Jumpin' Jack Flash in 1968.

The most recent events in the list of 100 are both from 2002. Bruce Springsteen's The Rising, dedicated to the World Trace Centre victims is ranked 49th. And last year's launch of The Osbournes telvision series, is at 62.