Made in
1953 at Sun Records, the Memphis studio operated by Sam Phillips, it was the
first song that Presley, then 18, ever recorded.
Paying $4
for the session, it is said that Presley then left the studios and went to the
home of friend Ed Leek to listen to it - as his own family did not have a
record player - and left the record behind. My Happiness was offered to the
auction house by Leek’s niece, who inherited the record.
The track
is a pop standard which was initially made famous in the mid-twentieth century
and has been interpreted by a number of artists throughout the decades,
including Ella Fitzgerald and Fats Domino.
Bidding
began at $50,000 (£330,68) on 8 January and it was purchased by an undisclosed
buyer at Presley’s former home Graceland, now also a museum and tourist
attraction.
Other
items on sale at the auction include an autographed copy of That’s All Right, a
custom designed watch featuring a Star of David design, his first driver’s
license and the jacket he wore in the Viva Las Vegas film.
To mark
the great musician’s birthday, hundreds of fans joined Presley’s family in
Memphis, Tennessee, with Presley’s former wife Priscilla and their child Lisa
Marie, along with Elvis’ grandchildren, slicing an eight-tier cake to
celebrate.
Last
week, a number of considerably more pricey items of Elvis memorabilia went on
sale: Presley’s pair
of personal jets – one
of which has a gilded wash basin and plush sleeping quarters – are expected to
fetch between $10m and $15m.
Reference :
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/09/elvis-presley-first-record-auctioned-300000-80th-birthday
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