Join Martina McBride, Pricilla Presley, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans and others as they discuss what it was like to sing with Elvis on the new holiday album.
For more information on Elvis Presley and Christmas Duets check out: ElvisTheMusic.com
Archive for December, 2008
Elvis Christmas Duets - Part 2
On December - 16 - 2008
Join Martina McBride, Pricilla Presley, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans and others as they discuss what it was like to sing with Elvis on the new holiday album.
For more information on Elvis Presley and Christmas Duets check out: ElvisTheMusic.com
Categories: Elvis Presley |
Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Part 3
On December - 15 - 2008
Inmate Miller Deadman tells how much the men appreciated that “he had something to give and came here to give it to us. ’Hey Johnny, thanks for coming’ — this is the feeling.” After many songs describing the prisoner’s life in a serious tone, Johnny’s wife June Carter joined him onstage, lightening the mood. Cash also performed “Greystone Chapel,” a song written by Folsom inmate Glen Sherley, for the men, further cementing his connection to them.
Songs included: Long Black Veil, I Got A Woman, Jackson, Greystone Chapel
Roy Orbison Black and White Night Part 3
On December - 11 - 2008
Tributes from Black and White Night participants Tom Waits (”He added the color to the Black and White Night” — Barbara Orbison), Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, Jackson Browne and JD Souther make up this episode. Mrs. Orbison describes Roy’s elation after the filming had concluded that day. As JD Souther pronounces, “He has the best, most evocative voice ever. He’s the world’s only operatic rockabilly singer.”
Songs include: Pretty Woman (feat. James Burton and Bruce Springsteen on guitar); Move on Down the Line, In Dreams
Recommended: Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock & Roll
Producer: Joyride Media
Elvis Christmas Duets - Part 1
On December - 9 - 2008
Join Martina McBride, Pricilla Presley, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans and others as they discuss what it was like to sing with Elvis on the new holiday album.
For more information on Elvis Presley and Christmas Duets check out: ElvisTheMusic.com
Categories: Elvis Presley |
Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Part 2
On December - 8 - 2008
Journalist Gene Beley, who accompanied the Cashes to Folsom, describes starting the day with June Carter Cash exclaiming “this is a huckleberry picking morning,” the passage through the gates and seeing their first inmates, struck by their youth. C.O. Jim Brown says Cash “worked the crowd,” including singing songs about prison life, and taking a drink from a prisoner’s tin cup during the show. Merle Haggard, who was an inmate in California, said Cash identified with the men’s plight. ”He understood somehow and the convicts knew it.”
Songs included: Blue Suede Shoes, I Still Miss Someone, Cocaine Blues, Stripes Around My Shoulders, Big Mouthed Woman
Santana: Multi-Dimensional Warrior 3
On December - 5 - 2008
Recommended: Santana: Multi-Dimensional Warrior
Producer: Joyride Media
Roy Orbison Black and White Night Part 2
On December - 1 - 2008
Barbara Orbison relives the night at the Coconut Grove and the spontaneity of the incredible performances. Hear Roy Orbison and Bruce Springsteen rehearse their performance of “Dream Baby” and singers Bonnie Raitt, kd lang and Jennifer Warnes describe the experience of singing with one of the all-time great vocalists. Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone explains what was so unique about Black and White Night “It had the comfortable feeling of friends performing songs they knew for fun.” Songs include: Blue Bayou, Only the Lonely and Dream Baby
Recommended: Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock & Roll
Producer: Joyride Media