Various Artists – The White Roots of Elvis

• Elvis’s original influences have been scrutinised and examined over the decades, and he was always quick to namecheck his main sources and inspirations.
• Let’s face it, had it not been for Presley, how many of us would have ever heard of Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup?
• At the outset of his career there were few suitable original songs being submitted by music publishers, so it was inevitable that he would reach back and revive old favourites.
• This compilation presents thirty such examples, examining Elvis’s White music roots, featuring some of the most notable Country, R&R and Pop numbers that he recorded.
• Featured artists include Leon Payne, Bill Monroe, Dean Martin, Carl Perkins, Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys, Frankie Laine, Carl Mann, Eddy Arnold, Vern Stovall, Hank Snow, Ned Miller, Ray Peterson, George Jones, and more.

Track Listing

1. JON & SONDRA STEELE - MY HAPPINESS
2. LEON PAYNE - I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
3. BILL MONROE - BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
4. JIMMY WAKELY - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO (Little Darlin')
5. DEAN MARTIN - I DON'T CARE IF THE SUN DON'T SHINE
6. THE SHELTON BROTHERS - JUST BECAUSE
7. JOHNNIE LEE WILLS & HIS BOYS - MILK COW BLUES BOOGIE
8. CARL PERKINS - BLUE SUEDE SHOES
9. FREDDIE BELL & THE BELL BOYS - HOUND DOG
10. JIMMIE RODGERS SNOW - HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL
11. BEAVER VALLEY SWEETHEARTS - HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU
12. WILEY WALKER & GENE SULLIVAN - WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN
13. RED FOLEY - OLD SHEP
14. FRANKIE LAINE - I BELIEVE
15. DAVID HILL - I'M ALL SHOOK UP
16. GENE AUTRY - HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU
17. TONY MARTIN - THERE'S NO TOMORROW
18. CHARLIE BLACKWELL - GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND
19. AL JOLSON - ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
20. THOMAS WAYNE - GIRL NEXT DOOR WENT AWALKING
21. DARRELL GLENN - CRYING IN THE CHAPEL
22. CARL MANN - I'M COMIN' HOME
23. EDDY ARNOLD - I'LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART
24. VERN STOVALL - LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE
25. HANK SNOW - I'M MOVIN' ON
26. NED MILLER - FROM A JACK TO A KING
27. EDDY ARNOLD - AFTER LOVING YOU
28. RAY PETERSON - THE WONDER OF YOU
29. EDDY ARNOLD - I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW
30. GEORGE JONES - SHE THINKS I STILL CARE