Are you lonesome tonight

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[John]

Interestingly it was originally a 1927 hit for Vaughn De Leath and the backing was provided by Bob Haring and the Colonial Club Orchestra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC5TGHuvX68

She seems to have recorded it the same year without the orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggKClWLQKXk

It was also recorded by one Henry Burr in 1927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBg8hHYoSI

Then came Blue Barron's 1950 version with the spoken part which seems to be the template for Elvis' version. The vocal was by Bobby Beers but the narration by John McCormick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuKnuzYYdA0

Al Jolson also did a version with the narrative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdOoMobEdA

Just a year before Elvis, Jay P Morgan had a hit with the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10dibDK-HBE

There was also a verion by the Carter family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22R5IgxP_pg

[John]

colonel snow, the version by the Dixie daisies was the B side to the Black Bottom by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra. Here's a slightly better scan of the label.

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[John]

In searching for more information, I came across this site by David Neale (why do I know that name?) who has done some great research on the song and posted several versions.
http://davidneale.eu/elvis/aylt/index.html

http://davidneale.eu/elvis/aylt/aylt-la ... mbert.html

[colonel snow]

For who wants to dig up in old archives you can't find nearly nothing.

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[Mister Moon]

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[Mister Moon]

Thanks, colonel.

Elvis' 1960 recording of this song is for me one of his really immortal works, a masterpiece.

Here's the full "The Billboard"'s advertisement, as shown on the YT clip you posted :

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[John]

here a clip with a version recorded in december 1949 by Blue Barron Orchestra with vocal Bobby Beers & The Blue Notes / vocal recitation DJ John MacCormack (MGM 10628)


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https://youtu.be/OuKnuzYYdA0

I believe I posted this back in July colonel snow, and Mister Moon also posted the Billboard ad.

[Mister Moon]

Ha, ha, ha.

Thanks John. Our memories are slowly fading away !

[colonel snow]

I've checked it before posting in this section; Are you lonesome tonight posted in july 2016 was a version from the 20's.

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[John]

I've checked it before posting in this section; Are you lonesome tonight posted in july 2016 was a version from the 20's.

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I also posted this exact same version. It's not a problem, just saying.