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“I finally figured out one day that most producers don’t have the faintest idea what they’re doing. They simply have the position because of circumstance, or they’ve wormed themselves into it, and it really doesn’t amount to anything!”- Leon Redbone

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Q: Why was Elvis Presley’s voice recorded with three mics when singing ‘Don’t Be Cruel’? for the original RCA recording in 1956?

47  Vote(s)
 47 vote(s) 42%
Elvis wouldn’t stand still
30  Vote(s)
 30 vote(s) 27%
3-track (Left-Center-Right) stereo had just been invented
29  Vote(s)
 29 vote(s) 26%
RCA was testing new mics

Correct Answer: Elvis wouldn’t stand still

Correct answer: Elvis wouldn’t stand still—he did his bump-and-grind even in the studio, so engineers surrounded him with 3 mics.

Total Votes: 113