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Episode 33: “Mystery Train”, by Elvis Presley

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Story of Tom Parker

The B side of Junior Parker's Love My Baby provided the riff that Scotty Moore used on Elvis's version of Mystery Train. The song was probably chosen because Sam Phillips was one of the credited songwriters. But at the same time, it was a song Elvis clearly liked and one he would still be performing live in the 1970s. This wasn't a song that was being forced onto Elvis.

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