Guitar man elvis presley wikipedia biography

Soon after Reed's single appeared, Elvis Presley recorded the song [ 1 ] with Reed playing the guitar part, and it became a minor country and pop hit. According to Peter Guralnick 's two-volume biography of Presley, the singer had been trying to record the tune, but missed the sound Jerry Reed had brought to the original release. The twelfth take eventually became the single master, after Reed overdubbed some additional guitar and the length was edited to omit Elvis ad-libbing Ray Charles ' " What'd I Say " which he had previously covered in for Viva Las Vegas towards the end of that take. Presley opened his comeback special a medley of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 's " Trouble " and this number.

Felton Jarvis

American record producer and singer

Musical artist

Charles Felton Jarvis (November 15, – January 3, ) was an American record producer and singer.

Career

As an RCA Victor record producer, Jarvis was responsible for most recordings of Elvis Presley in the years – He also released his have singles in the late s and early s.

However, he was more successful as a record producer. He produced the first six albums by John Hartford, and the artists Tommy Roe, Michael Nesmith, Fats Domino, Jimmy Dean, Fess Parker, Charley Pride, Carl Perkins, Skeeter Davis, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Maria Dallas, and Jerry Reed.[1]

Guitar Man

In mid-December , Jarvis finished an Elvis Presley project for RCA Records called Guitar Man.

It contained ten previously recorded songs that paired Presley's original vocals with fresh overdubbed instrumental tracks.

Heartbreak Hotel - Wikipedia: Guitar Man is an Elvis Presley album released by RCA Records in January [2] The album consists of ten songs that Presley's longtime producer, Felton Jarvis, took and re-imagined for a contemporary sound.

On December 16, , Jarvis and Jerry Flowers, an employee of RCA Records discussed questions for a radio interview to be held the following week on the occasion of the album's release. Their conversation was captured on cassette tape and includes thoughts on the Guitar Man project and Jarvis' career.[2]

The formal radio interview never took place because Jarvis suffered a stroke on December 19, He was admitted to a Nashville hospital and died there on January 3, , at the age of [3]

Felton Jarvis is buried in the Mount Expect Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee.

Discography

Singles

  • "Honest John (The Workin' Man's Friend)" / "Don't Knock Elvis" () – on the label Viva Records
  • "Swingin' Cat" / "Honest John (The Working Man's Friend)" () – on the label Thunder Int.

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  • "Dimples" / "Little Wheel" () – on the label Thunder Int. Columbia Miss
  • "Indian Love Call" / "Goin' Down Town" () – on the label MGM
  • "Ski King" / "Be-I-Bye" () – on the label ABC-Paramount
  • "Too Many Tigers" / "Knickle Knuckle" () – on the label ABC-Paramount

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