William Patton Black Jr. was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, the Blue Moon Boys. Black later formed B
Bill Black live, 1956
Black hams it up on the deck of the USS Hancock during the first appearance on Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater.
"Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was ranked No. 197 in Rolling Sto