All About Elvis - A Tribute To The King (2015)

It’s that phenomenon that is thoroughly explored on All About Elvis: A Tribute To The King, a 3CD set compiled and annotated by rock & roll authority Dave Penny. Its 97 tracks, dating from 1954 to 1962, were recorded by Elvis’s contemporaries. CD1 Elvis Style rounds up recordings sung in the style of Elvis, including contributions by Conway Twitty, Ral Donner, Roy Orbison and Sleepy LaBeef. CD2 Elvis Songs comprises songs associated with Elvis, featuring the likes of Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson and Eddie Cochran. Bobby Bare aside, CD3 Elvis Adored has the least familiar names, as all manner of artists rushed to sing the praises of The King. Manager “Colonel” Tom Parker was a prolific licensor of lucrative Elvis merchandise, including badges, combs, dolls and key chains, and he was also a ruthless protector of copyright, so many recordings that traded on brand Presley were quashed or pulled from release at his instigation. But enough reached the public to offer a treasure trove of Presleyana. We hope you enjoy our quirky trawl through the early years of the Cult of Elvis and this idiosyncratic selection of recordings which span the novelty pop, country, rhythm & blues and rock & roll fields. With the Elvis At The O2 exhibition due to run until August 2015, there is no shortage of interest in all things related to Elvis.

Track List:

1 Phil Gray: Pepper hot baby
2 Pat Cupp: Baby come back
3 Jay B. Loyd: I'm so lonely
4 Conway Twitty: Long black train
5 Roy Orbison: Domino
6 Don Ellis (1934-1978): Blue fire
7 Dick Glasser: Crazy love
8 Wayne Walker: You've got me (where I wanna be)
9 Chavis Brothers: Love me baby
10 Tracey Pendarvis: One of these days
11 Hayden Thompson: You are my sunshine
12 Ral Donner: That's all right with me
13 Billy Barrix: Cool off baby
14 Billy Elridge: Half a heart
15 Curt Jensen: Just for you
16 Joe Hughes: Make me dance little ant
17 Eddie Daniels (geb. 1941): I wanna know (why you love me so)
18 Jimmy Stayton: You're gonna treat me right
19 Ben Hewitt: I ain't givin' up nothin'
20 Phil Gray: Bluest boy in town
21 Jay B. Loyd: You're just my kind
22 Bobby Lee: Run, fool, run
23 Hayden Thompson: Love my baby
24 Johnnie Fuller: First stages of the blues
25 JR Warren: Rock and roll fever
26 Jimmy Reagan: Lonely, lonely heart
27 Taylor, Bill & Cyclones, The: Nelda Jane
28 Jimmy Witter: If you love my woman
29 Sonny Wallace: Black cadillac
30 Tracey Pendarvis: It don't pay
31 Phil Gray: Somebody's got my baby
32 Pat Cupp: Do me no wrong
33 Sleepy LaBeff: Turn me loose

1 Carl Perkins (Guitar): That's all right
2 Phil Gulley: Blue moon of Kentucky
3 Ricky Nelson: There's good rockin' tonight
4 Curtis Johnson: I don't care if the sun don't shine
5 Ricky Nelson: Milky cow blues
6 Buddy Holly: Baby, let's play house
7 Vernon Taylor: Mystery train
8 Johnny Cash: I forgot to remember to forget
9 Thumper Jones: Heartbreak Hotel
10 Leon Payne: My baby left me
11 Jerry Lee Lewis: Don't be cruel
12 Jimmy Bowen: Money honey
13 Billy Rocka: I'm gonna sit right down and cry
14 Trying to get you
15 Conway Twitty: Just because
16 Mackey Hargett: So glad you're mine
17 Rex Masters: Too much
18 Otis Blackwell: All shook up
19 Jerry Lee Lewis: Mean woman blues
20 Eddie Cochran: Have I told you lately that I love you
21 Wanda Jackson: Let's have a party
22 Frankie Lymon: Jailhouse rock
23 Buddy Holly: You're so square (Baby I don't care)
24 Earl Robbins: Treat me nice
25 Wanda Jackson: Hard headed woman
26 Conway Twitty: Lonely blue boy
27 Roger LaRue: I don't care if the sun don't shine
28 Sleepy LaBeff: Baby, let's play house
29 Johnny Carroll: Tryin' to get to you
30 Carl Perkins (Guitar): Good rockin' tonight
31 Andy Anderson: I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
32 Stan Freberg: Heartbreak Hotel
33 LaVern Baker: Hey, Memphis

1 Holly Twins: I want Elvis for Christmas
2 Link Davis: Trucker from Tennessee
3 Jonathan Craig: Rock-a-billy gal
4 P.Q. Rock 'n' Roll: All about Elvis [Parts 1 & 2]
5 Sonny Cole: I dreamed I was Elvis
6 Otto Bash: The Elvis blues
7 Billy Boyle: My baby's crazy 'bout Elvis
8 Janis Martin: My boy Elvis
9 Bill Parsons: The all american boy
10 The Kids: Elvis and me
11 Lou Monte: Elvis Presley for president
12 Bunny Paul: Sweet talk
13 Don Hart: Presley on her mind
14 Virginia Lowe: I'm in love with Elvis Presley
15 Reed Harper: Oh Elvis
16 Pete De Bree: Hey, Mr Presley
17 Little Penn: I wanna spend X-mas with Elvis
18 Carmela Rosella: Oh! It was Elvis
19 Genee Harris: Bye bye Elvis
20 Mike Sarne: My baby's crazy 'bout Elvis
21 Hayden Thompson: Rock-a-billy gal
22 Huey Long: Elvis stole my gal
23 Jimmy Woodall: Uncle Sam's call
24 Arlin & Earl: Elvis Presley blues
25 Jaybee Wasden: Elvis in the army
26 Billy & Eddie: The king is coming back
27 Bobby Bare Sr.: I'm hangin' up my rifle
28 The Hunt Sisters & Mark: Elvis is rocking again
29 The Valentines: The sock
30 Marlene Paula: I want to spend Christmas with Elvis
31 Audrey: Dear Elvis [Pages 1 & 2]