Music Lovers:
Here is a live cut from All Mixed Up
Barry Wendell Rhythm Guitar and Harmony
Ed Schaeffer Guitar & Vocal
Greg Nelson Bass
Love Me Tender is a 1956 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis
Presley Music. The words and music are credited to Elvis Presley and Ken Darby
(under the pseudonym "Vera Matson", Ken’s wife). The RCA Victor recording by
Elvis was #1 on both the Billboard and Cashbox charts in 1956.
The song was adapted from the tune Aura Lee, a sentimental Civil War ballad,
popular with college glee clubs and barbershop quartets. It was also sung at the
U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Elvis performed Love Me Tender on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9,
1956, shortly before the single's release and about a month before the movie,
Love Me Tender, for which the reworded song was originally written, was
released. On the following day, RCA received 1 million advance orders, making it
a gold record before it was even released. (!)
This song is dedicated to each and every beautiful young lady from PHS, Class of
’64, who all knew how to love, tenderly. To listen, click:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Ed
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