Various Artists - Elvis Presley Connection 2 (Various Artists) (CD)

• A unique collection of originals and rare cover versions of famous Elvis tunes! • This second volume continues exactly where volume 1 ended. It puts the spotlight on songs that Elvis had recorded in-between 1958 and 1962. • Did you know that the famous girl group The Marvelettes covered Elvis and what famous Hollywood actor Anthony Perkins has in common with Elvis Presley? More rare recordings are included here, many of them for the first time on CD! • We have two Don Robertson demos made exclusively for Elvis Presley and two of Elvis' colleagues in Memphis, Carl Mann and Thomas Wayne are as well included as the famous answer songs to Little Sister and Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello by LaVern Baker and Gerri Granger! • The compilation also presents rare British Rock'n'Rollers with their versions of Elvis-songs, including some hard-to-cover ballads! • We have of course some originals that Elvis influenced. Especially The Blackwood Brothers in Elvis' favorite gospel field and the rare original of Shoppin' Around by Joel Grey! • Australian rockers, Johnny Devlin and Bryan Davies, are included with their hard-to-find versions of A Big Hunk O' Love and Slicin' Sand! • Crooners, rockers, R&B acts, all influenced by Elvis Presley, plus songs that Elvis influenced himself while he was working extensively on his career as a Hollywood actor! • The fine booklet includes rare photos and memorabilia plus liner notes by the German Elvis Presley expert Helmut Radermacher!

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Johnny Devlin ; The Devils - A Big Hunk O' Love
2. Rikki Henderson ; The Beatmen - Ain't That Loving You, Baby
3. Johnny Worth - (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
4. Eli Whitney - I Got Stung
5. Bobby Stevens - Stuck On You
6. Bobby Stevens - A Mess Of Blues
7. Peggy Lee - Fever
8. Priscilla Bowman - Like A Baby
9. Danny Ezba - Dirty, Dirty Feeling
10. Bobby Vee with The Crickets - I Gotta Know
11. Jaye P. Morgan - Are You Lonesome Tonight
12. Thomas Wayne - Girl Next Door Went A-Walkin'
13. Joel Grey - Shoppin' Around
14. Ronnie Knull ; His Rock-A-Kings - G.I. Blues
15. Johnny Gatewood: - Pocketful Of Rainbows
16. Rikki Henderson - Surrende
17. The Blackwood Brothers - Working On The Building
18. Rikki Henderson - Wild In The Country
19. Carl Mann - I'm Comin' Home
20. Bobby Darin - I Want You With Me
21. Don Robertson - There's Always Me (Demo)
22. Bryan Davies - Slicin' Sand Twist
23. Bing Crosby with Lani McIntire ; His Hawaiians - Blue Hawaii (1956 Version)
24. Anthony 'Tony' Perkins - Moonlight Swim
25. Bobby Stevens - Can't Help Falling In Love
26. Paul Rich - Rock-A-Hula Baby
27. Bobby Stevens - (Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame
28. LaVern Baker - Hey, Memphis (Answer to Little Sister)
29. The Marvelettes - Good Luck Charm
30. Les Carle - She's Not You
31. Gerri Granger - Just Tell Him Jane Said Hello (Answer to Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello)
32. Ray Pilgrim - Return To Sender
33. Don Robertson - They Remind Me Too Much Of You (Demo)