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Elvis Presley
event · Nov 1955

Elvis Presley Moves to RCA

Elvis Presley

After several regional hit singles fail to score nationally for Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips owner of Sun Records and the Memphis Recording Service, sells Presley's recording contract to RCA for $35,000. Phillips is in debt, needs the money and is confident he has other hit artists ready to develop.