Tuesday, October 27, 2020

October 27 - Stan Kesler Died

Stan Kesler, the Memphis musician, songwriter, producer and label owner, died. He was 92. 

Elvis Presley recorded five of his songs 'I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone', 'I Forgot To Remember To Forget', 'Playing For Keeps', 'Thrill Of Your Love' and 'If I'm A Fool (For Loving You)'. 

Chips Moman: The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music 
Due for release from the Sartoris Literary Group on December 10, 2020 is the 350-page hardcover book 'Chips Moman: The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music'.

Synopsis: Chips Moman's genius began in the studio, where he instituted technical innovations that forever changed the recording industry, but it expanded from there with an uncanny ability to recognize hit songs when he heard them as rough demos, and then blossomed with an unsurpassed string of hit records. He  was a co-founder of Memphis's Stax Records. Moman rescued Elvis Presley's career with his recordings of 'Suspicious Minds' and 'In the Ghetto', and he provided Willie Nelson with one of his most memorable signature songs, 'Always on My Mind'. Not bad for a Georgia country boy who dropped out of school in the eighth grade and hitchhiked to Memphis in search of the American Dream.

By any measure-sales, multi-genre capability, number of hit records, technical innovation, artistry, etc.-Lincoln "Chips" Moman was the most important record producer in American history. With several hundred hits to his credit in pop, country, rhythm & blues, and rock, both from record production and songwriting, Chips Moman is legendary within the music industry. This biography is the story of his life.

Devil in Disguise Video

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, released the first official music video for Elvis Presley’s '(You’re the) Devil in Disguise'. First released as a single in 1963, the song continues to garner new fans especially during the Halloween season.

The new video was created by illustrator, animator and director, Jimmy Simpson. 

In addition to the music video, “(You’re The) Devil In Disguise” is also a part of the new Elvis Instagram filter & Facebook lens. This filter/lens lets the user toggle between an angel, a devil and Elvis, all with a shake of the head – perfect for Halloween!

(Source: Elvis The Man and his Music / Amazon)