Elvis Never Left The Building 4 K HQ Lyrics

FEATURING ELVIS ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT ACAPELLA In the final months of his service in the United States Army, Elvis Presley began experimenting with new material in anticipation of his return to recording. His first recording session was scheduled for March 20, 1960, and RCA s Studio B had recently been equipped with a new threetrack recorder. To improve the recording of Presley s voice, engineer Bill Porter had Telefunken U47 microphones installed. A followup session was scheduled for April. During the selection of material for the sessions, Presley s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, suggested Are You Lonesome Tonight . The favorite song of Parker s wife, Marie Mott (who knew the song from Gene Austin s act, since he was also managed at the time by her husband), it was the only time he intervened in Presley s choice of repertoire. Presley returned to the studio with his band, consisting of Scotty Moore, drummer D. J. Fontana, pianist Floyd Cramer, guitarist