Without the King's Consent

August 16th marks the anniversary of the death of a cultural icon-Elvis Aaron Presley. Although the face of music has changed in ways that would leave Elvis shaking his head everything rests upon the bedrock foundation laid by the King.<p>No single person has influenced a musical genre a restless generation an entire culture with the same urgent passion as Elvis. Any diehard music fan can pinpoint the birth of the King's career: an historical day when the sultry-voiced Mississippi native walked into Sun Records for an appointment with destiny. Indeed this recording session marks the genesis of what we now call Rock-N-Roll.<p>Or does it?<p>WITHOUT THE KING'S CONSENT turns this cozy scenario on its head. On the surface this is the true story of the real first recording of the King a story that should have been told a quarter century ago. And just why wasn't it? Therein lies a tale of greed and betrayal and shattered dreams. This is the story of the seamy underside of the recording industry the story of how one man's solitary endeavor to release a long-forgotten recording crashed upon the shoals of corruption filthy lucre and good ol' Texas-style justice.<p>For more information please visit the Author's website: internationalclassicproductions.com