Colin B wrote:John wrote:I've never heard the version by The Gladiolas but I don't think it's any better than the version by The Diamonds, which in itself was a piece of ridiculous nonsense.
I'd be surprised if Elvis seriously considered recording a studio version.
It was bad enough that he did it live.
At least the Gladiolas were a black group.
The Diamonds were a white group imitating the sound of a black one !
Then Elvis imitated them !
A bit of fun live onstage at a performance, maybe, but not so good as a recording !
Mister Moon wrote:Colin B wrote:John wrote:I've never heard the version by The Gladiolas but I don't think it's any better than the version by The Diamonds, which in itself was a piece of ridiculous nonsense.
I'd be surprised if Elvis seriously considered recording a studio version.
It was bad enough that he did it live.
At least the Gladiolas were a black group.
The Diamonds were a white group imitating the sound of a black one !
Then Elvis imitated them !
A bit of fun live onstage at a performance, maybe, but not so good as a recording !
As I mentioned in page 4 of this thread, Elvis' performances of "Little Darlin"" in the 70s probably owe more to The Gladiolas' original than to The Diamonds' cover.
Anyway, I think it's very cool that he remembered this song and decided to include it in his live repertoire for a while, even though it's nothing more than a novelty the way he treats it.
I'd rather listen to him doing "Little Darlin'" than "Bridge Over Troubled Water" or "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", really.
colonel snow wrote:We're gonna live it up
The song was written by Leiber & Stoller and selected for the movie Loving you.
There's nothing known about a recording but it could be the missing track P on 17 january 1957??.
Added a part from the press-information.
colonel snow wrote:Mr Blues
For the second RCA session in jan. 1956 it was suggested to record the song "Mr Blues". I've no information about the song.
Mister Moon wrote:colonel snow wrote:Mr Blues
For the second RCA session in jan. 1956 it was suggested to record the song "Mr Blues". I've no information about the song.
Marvin Rainwater recorded a song with that title in March 1956.
Here's the song, and the review, complete with Elvis namecheck :
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F4MBmC8wys
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