“Early Morning Rain,” a 1966 song by singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, was covered by Elvis Presley in 1972 and his version includes some sparkling harmonica playing by Charles Ray McCoy, a regular sideman for Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Bob Dylan. 10: Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) Here, however, we look at ten of the most surprising Elvis Presley cover versions. Ron 'The Jazzman' Davis mans the microphone at 91.5 FM radio, which plays a wide variety of music from the 1930s to the 1950s. The Great American Songbook is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that. The Great American Songbook includes standards by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael. For the sake of argument, let's define it as a venerated patchwork of jazz standards, popular songs and showtunes from the former half of the 20th century one prominent author supposes that it met its commercial Waterloo as the 1940s met the '50s. But these days, many seem ready to close it for good. Presley, who was only 42 when he died on August 16, 1977, listened intently to the songs suggested for him and had a superb instinct for picking winners. The Great American Songbook is an unquestionable bedrock of pop, rock and jazz. And while he would record many definitive versions of songs such as “Hound Dog” and “Suspicious Minds,” there is no shortage of surprising Elvis Presley covers of songs more often associated with artists like The Beatles and Carpenters. The Great American Songbook - The Composers: Music and Lyrics for Over 100 Standards from the Golden Age of American Song Paperback Januby Hal Leonard Corp (Creator) 4.6 4.
His co-writing credits were limited – and some were there just for publishing and rights purposes – but he was a master at selecting good songs. Artists New Releases Coming Soon Sign Up For Our Newsletter.
Though Elvis Presley recorded more than 700 songs, he did not pen any of them himself. Compiled to accompany the 2020 PBS documentary.
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