Blue Moon of Kentucky

~ Recording by Elvis Presley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Blue Moon of Kentucky2:05Elvis PresleyThe Sun Sessions CDElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)6414-2 R
1.2Blue Moon of Kentucky2:04Elvis PresleySunriseElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-02-09
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863-67675-2
1.4Blue Moon of Kentucky2:04Elvis PresleyElvis at SunElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 61205 2
1.15Blue Moon of Kentucky2:04Elvis PresleyBoy from TupeloElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
Starbucks CoffeeNSPENT09PKG-00281
1.4Blue Moon of Kentucky2:02Elvis PresleyThe Complete Elvis Presley MastersElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-19
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697118262

Relationships

engineer and producer:Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07)
electric guitar:Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07)
guitar:Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07)
vocals:Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1954)
recorded at:Sun Studio in Memphis (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07)
part of:Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 49) (order: 49)
recording of:Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-07-05, on 1954-07-07: cover)

Blue Moon of Kentucky

lyricist and composer:Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)