What else does Luhrmann do well? Pay homage to Elvis's passion and his origins. Show him declaring something as important as "rock and roll is basically gospel or rhythm & blues, or grew out of both" and his relationship with greats like BB King. ...
Suddenly, Elvis, shaken by the killings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, appears in a white outfit. He faces the Christmas set that is all prepared and instead sings “If I Can Dream,” a “protest” song to close out what would become known as the’68 Comeback Speci...
Linda spoke of him often in class: his nickname for her, his love of gospel music, his fears. Chris did a good rendition. I also enjoyed Sweet Caroline as I was a Neil Diamond fan as well. I am grateful we attended the concert. Rating: 5 out of 5 Birthday Wish by Emie on 8/...
Does it get any more sweet or romantic than swearing you’d happily be crucified upside-down for the love of your life? It’s not as martyr-like as all that — Costello also offers a bit of eros when he sings, “I hate the buttons on your shirt when all I wanna do is tear.” ...
Tanya Tucker, who recorded his song “Gospel Singer,” said in a statement that White’s writing and voice were both raw and pure.“A big part of the South is quiet now with his passing,” she said. “Reckon God wanted a little polk salad!” ...
Elvis sings and looks magnificent on the stage is iperactive and He performs all the songs to the maximum of his possibilities, presenting all the best of his repertoire from the previous two years combined with the last 1972 new autobiografical song ranging in all musical genres as only he ...
So having said that, these recent new releases obviously feature the re-masters that have been compiled into this major work. The Gospel recordings here ARE the ones used on the wonderful"I Believe"box-set. The tracks from'Elvis 75’are the same masters featured here. If you own the FTD...
However to have all these session gathered together on a 5 disc set with 28-page booklet plus uniform remastering makes this an essential collector's purchase if you can afford it. Both the FTD'ELVIS: American Sound 1969'box-setand‘Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee’ Double-Vinyl releases are no...
Late last monththe 84-year-old Lewisbooked a recording session, his first in more than five years, to see if he could still make music. The idea was to begin a long-plannedalbum of gospel classicsthat he'd known since his childhood in Ferriday, Louisiana songs he knew before he helped...
This track commences in a similar fashion to the opening of the film of the same name with strains of 'Crawfish'/'Gumbo'. Slower than the original version with the cast singing along. Elvis also sings a snippet of'Hard Headed Woman'. The track ends in the same fashion as the beginning...