The King may have left the building, but his legend endures with the release of Baz Lurhmann’s new Elvis biopic starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Shure Historian Michael Pettersen explains how he helped keep the mics in the movie legit.

Some matches are made in heaven. The Shure 55S and Elvis was one of them. Think of Elvis on stage and you think hip gyrations, foot slides…and a 55S. It’s impossible to picture the king without that sleek metal mic in his hand.