This message came from Donnie Sumner, long time member of the vocal group Voice:
"I regret to inform you that MY FRIEND Sherrill (Shaun) Nielsen passed away Friday morning at about 11:00 A.M. Sherrill fought a good fight and has now received his new body. I will miss MY FRIEND. Remember Brenda in your prayers. I haven't heard about the funeral arrangements yet, but Sherrill and Brenda have a home in Cullman AL and I assume the memorial service will be in Cullman I'll let all of my friends know as soon as I am informed."In February 1978, six months after Elvis’ death, RCA released a single from that same concert – a haunting version of “Unchained Melody,” with piano accompaniment by Elvis himself. The flip side of that 45 RPM record was “Softly, As I Leave You,” which includes almost no singing by Elvis. Instead, in this December 13, 1975, recording from a Las Vegas concert, Elvis tells a fictional story about a dying man composing the song as a final letter to his wife. As Elvis delivers the dramatic tale and speaks the lyrics of the song, Nielsen provides the nearly operatic vocals. They close in harmony together on the final line, “I will leave you there.”
Elvis Unlimited #45
Volume 45 of the Elvis Unlimited fan club magazine was mailed to it's subscribers. So was volume 118 of the Danish "ElvisNews" magazine from the same fan-club.
Charts
On this week's Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (w/e 18th December) Elvis has four entries as follows:
1. Elvis Christmas (#86)
2. It's Christmas Time (#141)
3. Viva Elvis (Re-Entry) (#184)
4. Christmas Duets (Re-Entry) (#191)
In Canada "Viva Elvis" climbed from #51 to #48 in its 4th chart week.
Jailhouse Rock
The Intense Music budget label re-issued the "Jailhouse Rock" compilation.
(Source: ElvisMatters / Elvis Unlimited / Various)