On This Day: Tuesday July 19, 2011 This is the 200th day of the year, with 165 days remaining in 2011. Fact of the Day: Elvis Elvis Presley's first single was released in 1954, "That's All Right (Mama)" with a flip side of "Blue Moon of Kentucky." He was 19 and he recorded it with Guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. It was previewed on the radio two days after it was recorded and listeners went wild for it. The Lord of the Rings first part, The Fellowship of the Ring, was published by J.R.R. Tolkein on this day in 1954, too.