ike turner, jackie branston, most historians credited with being the first rock 'n roll nston, mostackie historians credit it with being the first rock 'n roll record. ♪ >> the first few years really, sam was struggling. again, he was not doing this -- obviously, he wanted to be successful, but he was not intentionally recording music because he knew it would sell. he was recording music because he liked it. at the time he sold elvis' contract, he was honest bankrupt . he was about to lose the studio. how elvis recorded here, there was something that sam offered in those days, which was kind of a custom session recording. basically, you could pay four dollars, record two songs, and the ones you wanted to do, it was just something you could take home. the famous story says he , which sounds -- recorded it for his mother, most sounds sweet, but likely, elvis came in here because he wanted to hear his own voice recorded. he wanted to meet sam phillips, hoping to make a real record in here. elvis wouldout, actually have to wait about a year before he got a call back from sam phillips. it is