Elvis was the same way, so shy about it that he wasn't going to ask. Jazz could have reached the young people as something they could have called their own. But it was taken and smothered by adults. The teenage years are the toughest years of your life. Take the child who has so much problem mixing and mingling with other people.
Music can be the greatest educator in the world for helping such people.
Then Elvis walked in the door, and I knew this was exactly what I was looking for. Elvis cut a ballad, which was just excellent. I can tell you, both Elvis and Roy Orbison could tear a ballad to pieces. If I had released a ballad I don't think you would have heard of Elvis Presley. Sam Phillips signs one of the author's original Sun Records hits.