Elvis Presley - Money Honey - 1956

"Money Honey", written by Jesse Stone, was released in September 1953 by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but not his name, had become well known as the lead singer for Billy Ward and the Dominoes and the song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues charts for 23 weeks, peaking at #1. Rolling Stone ranked it #252 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was reported to have sold in excess of two million by 1968. Most notably, in 1956 Elvis Presley performed this song and recorded it on an LP.

[pedromanuel]

He never gets much credit for his rhythm guitar playing but all throughout his early Sun Records (his best in my opinion) his rhythm guitar was the driving beat behind it all. Even right here in this live performance you can hear that powerful and driving rhythm.

Let’s hear from someone who might know a little something about guitar playing….Johnny Cash:

“The thing I really noticed that night, though, was his guitar playing, ” recalled Cash. “Elvis was a fabulous rhythm player. He’d start into ‘That’s All Right, Mama’ with his own guitar alone, and you didn’t want to hear anything else. I didn’t anyway. I was disappointed when Scotty Moore and Bill Black jumped in and covered him up. Not that Scotty and Bill weren’t perfect for him — the way he sounded with them that night was what I think of as seminal Presley, the sound I missed through all the years after he became so popular and made records full of orchestration and overproduction. I loved that clean, simple combination of Scotty, Bill, and Elvis with his acoustic guitar. You know, I’ve never heard or read anyone else praising Elvis as a rhythm guitar player, and after the Sun days I never heard his own guitar on his records.”

[beatlejim]

No auto tune...no lasers....just raw talent that would change the world!!!

[Nickygino]

Pure ELVIS, 1956- young, cool, raw and powerful! No one came close, not then not now! FOREVER The

[vasiliosvithoulkas]

Elvis Presley is still the best with his cool style looks and awesome songs of the 1950s no one can beat him

[libertyallplease]

This is the real Elvis. Accept no substitute.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

I thank God that Elvis was in my lifetime. Years from now, people will wish that happened to them.

[annabrown]

ELVIS PRESLEY WAS UNIQUE THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ELVIS PRESLEY

[lengasparini]

Money honey: still one of the greatest rock n roll songs.

[richardmckrell]

You can actually hear Elvis playing his acoustic, acoustic rock, love it.

[robertmwangi]

if Elvis Presley was still alive would still be #1 in the music business

[anitamoberg]

A young, fresh and undestroyed Elvis, so outstanding. No one can compares with You. Elvis I love You so much. ❤❤❤

[geirgran]

In my opinion, one of the King´s best performances ever! Congratulations to all Elvis fans - the King would have turned 80 today! Rock on!

[Jose-sil]

I think this version is even better than the official studio recording.

[jeffstone]

He had no idea what would follow. Who could? A unique phenomenon in popular music, that he forged through sheer instinct.

[seanfitzpatrick]

fifties elvis slick cool tough and rebelious hip and raw this is elvis at his best

[pedromanuel]

0:12 That classic Elvis “hiccup” in his voice has been imitated and copied a million times from Buddy Holly to just about every rock n roller ever since. Priceless

[SANTIAGO]

That Rhythm guitar sounds immense with that voice....It is so infectious and raw.. Pure brilliance.

[lengasparini]

One hand on the wheel of a '57 Chevy ragtop, the radio playing this song...and the summer night standing still at the edge
of a long quiet street overhung with tall elms. Elvis lives!

[matthewhilton]

Johnny cash knew elvis well around 56 and when he said that he loved listening to elvis sing but also he said elvis was excellent rhythm guitarist. Johnny cash who was an icon should know I also loved the million dollar quartet this video is pure raw class. Love it

[CesareVesdani]

Elvis Presley was the first Rock 'N' Roll singer that I have heard. I remember his voice when I was just 9 years old. I wish he was still alive today.