Monday, March 16, 2015

March 16 - Budget Releases

The Hoodoo Records CD "Elvis' Golden Records / 50 000 000 Elvis Fans (Bonus Tracks Edition)" and Not Now vinyl LP release "The Sun Singles Collection" have been released. 

Don Robertson Dead At 92

Don Robertson, born December 5, 1922, deceased March 16, 2015. Don was a Grammy nominated writer and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, as well as being an ASCAP songwriter, music publisher, pianist, singer and former recording artist for Capitol Records, RCA Victor and Monument Records.

Don had a world-wide million-selling record on Capitol Records in 1956 with THE HAPPY WHISTLER. He was the whistler, writer and arranger.

Elvis Presley recorded 14 of Don's songs, as did country legend, Eddy Arnold. There are over 700 different renditions & usages of Don's songs to date. 

A few of his 1950's and 60's pop standards were BORN TO BE WITH YOU (The Chordettes), HUMMINGBIRD (Les Paul & Mary Ford); and RINGO, a #1 pop hit for Lorne Greene in 1964. Robertson also wrote, or co-wrote, some of the most beloved country songs of all time: PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING (Hank Locklin), I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW (Eddy Arnold) and I DON'T HURT ANYMORE (Hank Snow), also a hit R&B version by Dinah Washington.

He was nominated for a Grammy award in 1967. That was also the year his name was added to the Walkway of Stars at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where some of his work was put on permanent exhibit.

Don is credited with originating the piano style known as Country Piano, or Nashville Slip-Note Style, made popular by Floyd Cramer. He also recorded as a singer and pianist for RCA Victor and Capitol Records as well as being a background keyboard player on recordings with Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Duane Eddy, Al Martino and many others. 

Remixed

The 2010 "Elvis Presley - New Hits Re-Mix" was be re-issued It Why CD Gold label on March 16, 2015. 

Tracks::

Anyplace In Paradise - Blue Moon - Love Me Tender - Any Way You Want Me - Love Me - Money Honey - Blue Suede Shoes - Don´t Be Cruel? - Trying To Get To You - Heartbreak Hotel - Tutti Frutti - Hound Dog - Shake, Rattle And Roll - Blue Suede Shoes (Remix) - Love Me Tender (Remix)

(Source: Elvis Aktuell / The Tennesean)