Elvis Presley’s first recording was made in 1953 when he walked into Sun Records at age 18, and paid $4 to “record a song for his mom’s birthday” (who didn’t own a record player). He played “My Happiness”, and then left the only copy at a friends house, who kept it until it was auctioned in 2015 for $300,000.

This quality embroidered hat features Chance Records and Chicago, Illinois. Chance Records was a Chicago-based blues label that captured the raw, postwar electric blues sound coming out of the city in the 1950s. It’s closely associated with influential Chicago blues artists and represents a pivotal moment when the blues moved from Southern roots to an urban, electrified edge.