They did not accompany Presley on the soundtrack recordings for his first movie, "Love Me Tender", because 20th Century Fox had refused to allow him to use his own band, with the excuse that they could not play country. By December 1956, they were experiencing financial difficulties because there had been few performances since August: when there were, they received $200 a week (US$ in dollars), but only $100 (US$ in dollars) when there were not. Moore and his wife were forced to move in with her three sisters and brother-in-law. In an interview with the Memphis "Press-Scimitar" that December, they spoke about this and their lack of contact with Presley himself. The reason for the interview was their announcement that management had given them permission to record an instrumental album of their own, which RCA Victor would release. Such permission was needed in order to appear as a group without Presley.