Blues, Pop, Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll Reviewed by Mary Alderson History was made on December 4, 1956 when four great singers just happened to end up in the same room and had a jam session. Now you can re-live that historic moment with Million Dollar Quartet now on tour from Orillia to Stirling and points in between (see below). Sun Records in Memphis, owned by Sam Phillips, was the original home of then-rising star Johnny Cash, unknown Jerry Lee Lewis, veteran musician Carl Perkins, and chart-topper Elvis Presley. It was the first and only time these four jammed together, and so the story of that fateful day lives on and we can see the events unfold in this musical 70 years later. The story is narrated by Sam Phillips and we are given his perspective on this event. Phillips defends his decision to sell Elvis’s recording contracts to RCA. He used the money to pay off debts so that Sun Records could continue to exist, and he also bought shares in a fledgling company – a little hotel business called Holiday Inn. The plot is based on each singer’s contract with Sun Records. Elvis is now with RCA but would rather be back with his friend Sam who gave him personal encouragement. Carl’s unhappy because he wrote and recorded “Blue Suede Shoes”, but it was Elvis who made it a hit and Carl continues to harbour that grudge. Johnny is dissatisfied because he hasn’t had a hit recently, and he decides not to extend his contract with Sam, preferring to switch to Columbia. But he doesn’t have the nerve to tell Sam. And Jerry Lee is just a very cocky, annoying kid – but one who has visible star quality and pounds the keyboard like a madman. This dissention ...