Elvis Presley is on a Billboard chart outside of Memphis for the first time when “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” hits #6 in Nashville and #3 in New Orleans in 1954. The song, written in 1946 by Bill Monroe, was meant to be a slow waltz, but Elvis put his own style on it. Bill Monroe wasn’t happy. Released on Sun Records, the Elvis copy on a 45 or 78 can now sell for $1,200.00.