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re: What is the greatest Elvis song ever and why is it Kentucky Rain?

Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:34 pm to
Posted by TiggerB8t
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:34 pm to
It's Now or Never
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Kentucky Rain

My favorite 3
Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:38 pm to
I've always been partial to Heartbreak Hotel. It's bluesy, bare-bones rock & roll at its finest.
Posted by Lakeboy7
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:51 pm to
Peace In The Valley
Posted by parrotdr
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:42 pm to
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Kentucky Rain is excellent...but this (from the '68 special) has always been my favorite version of any Elvis song...

One Night With You


Two posts up from you...same link. Great minds must think alike.
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 5/1/18 at 4:22 am to
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Kentucky Rain is excellent...but this (from the '68 special) has always been my favorite version of any Elvis song...

One Night With You



R&B Elvis was special. Sun records, early RCA and '68 Comeback.

My favorite song is probably Blue Moon or I Wanna Play HOuse.
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 5/1/18 at 7:32 am to
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R&B Elvis was special. Sun records, early RCA and '68 Comeback.


Next time you are in Nashville, take the RCA tour...Studio B where Are You Lonesome Tonight was recorded is a pretty special place in the history of music. They turned the lights out in the studio when Elvis did the vocals, and near the end of the song, he bumps the mic. Chet Atkins left the bump in the final cut...if you listen for it, you can hear it. Also, Floyd Cramer is playing piano on that track. When the song was number 1, Floyd Cramer's Last Date was number 2...so his work on Elvis' song kept his own song from being #1.
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