The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Elvis, The King: 1954–1965

Compilation by Elvis Presley

Released 1990

Barney Kessel
guitar [14]
Bernie Mattinson
drums (drum set) [14]
Bill Black
bass [1, 1-2, 2-3, 5, 7, 9, 11-12], double bass [4]
Bill Porter
recording [19]
Bob Moore
bass [15, 17-22], double bass [22]
Boots Randolph
clarinet [14, 20], claves [18], saxophone [14-15, 19-20, 22], shakers [15], vibraphone [15]
Buddy Harman
drums (drum set) [15, 17-22]
Charlie Hodge
vocal [22]
Chet Atkins
guitar [9, 17], producer [19]
D.J. Fontana
drums (drum set) [2, 2-5, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17-22]
Dror Mohar
assistant [4]
Dudley Brooks
piano [11-12, 14]
Elvis Presley
guitar [1, 1-2, 2-5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21], instrument [22], lead vocals [4, 8, 11-18, 20-22], vocal [1, 7, 20]
Floyd Cramer
organ [18, 20], piano [9, 15, 17-22]
Gordon Stoker
accordion [20], organ [18]
Grady Martin
guitar [15]
Hal Blaine
drums (drum set) [14]
Hank Garland
electric bass guitar [21], guitar [17-19, 22]
Harold Bradley
guitar [15]
Hugo & Luigi
producer [14]
Jerry Kennedy
guitar [15, 20]
Millie Kirkham
vocal [15, 18, 20, 22]
Neal Matthews
guitar [18]
Ray Bardani
mix [4]
Ray Siegel
bass [14]
Sam Phillips
engineer [1, 7], producer [1, 7]
Scotty Moore
electric guitar [1, 7], guitar [1-2, 2-5, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18-22]
Shorty Long
piano [2, 5]
Stephen H. Sholes
producer [19, 22]
The Jordanaires
additional [3, 8, 11, 14, 16-17, 20-22], background vocals [22], choir vocals [21], vocal [11-12, 14-15, 17-22]
Tiny Timbrell
guitar [12, 14]